Top End Bub ★★★½ ( Amazon Prime Video)

Forget unrelenting grimness so complete you can describe it with a gruff German word. The trickiest tone on television is a light touch that actually resonates. Thankfully, that’s what this Australian series, a sequel to the hit 2019 film Top End Wedding , brings to the screen. Galvanised by grief and focused on adapting to demanding personal circumstances, Top End Bub nonetheless prospers with warm laughs, a good measure of silliness, and some culture clash chaos. This show gives off a nurturing glow.

Lauren Ford (Miranda Tapsell) juggles grief with having to care for her nine-year-old niece in the warm-hearted Top End Bub.

The set-up is purposeful and – deliberately – a touch jarring. The romantic-comedy couple from the movie, Lauren (M

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