The Slap

9:30pm – Wednesday, August 29 on TV 3

TV3′s critically acclaimed The Slap concludes this week with an episode focusing on teenager Richie (Blake Davis), screening on Wednesday, August 29 th at 9:30pm on 3. Over the last eight weeks audiences have seen the various repercussions after Harry (Alex Dimitriades) slapped a naughty child – not his own son – at a family BBQ.

The Slap followed the court case as well as families almost breaking apart over the strain of it all, but now the series’ characters may well face their biggest challenge yet, as Richie prepares to drop a bombshell. Make sure not to miss this when The Slap concludes on Wednesday, August 29 th at 9:30pm on 3.

8:30pm – Wednesday, July 11 on TV 3

Based on Christos Tsiolkas’s best-selling novel, The Slap is a brand new drama series that traces the shattering repercussions of a single event upon a group of family and friends. The Slap premieres on Wednesday, July 11th at 8:30pm on 3.

At a suburban barbecue a tight-knit group of family and friends celebrate Hector’s (Jonathan LaPaglia) 40th birthday. Food and wine flow, and as the guests enjoy a long, lazy lunch they debate everything from soap operas to state schooling.

When the kids start climbing the walls after too much Playstation, Hector sets up a game of backyard cricket. It’s all going well until four-year-old Hugo (Julian Mineo) takes his turn to bat and gets bowled out. Suddenly the game escalates into a fight, resulting in Harry (Alex Dimitriades), Hector’s cousin, slapping Hugo, who is not his son.

The event and what follows ricochets through the group to devastating effects.

Told from the points of view of eight different characters, all of whom attend the barbecue, each episode reveals a new side to ‘the slap’ and its consequences. Make sure not to miss it when The Slap premieres on Wednesday, July 11th at 8:30pm on 3.