Bed of Roses is an Australian dramedy television series created by Jutta Goetze and Elizabeth Coleman about the changes a woman makes to her life after she discovers her husband has died in the arms of another woman, leaving her broke.
The series premiered in Australia on ABC1 on 10 May, 2008. There are 14 hour-long episodes in two seasons to date.
Bed of Roses premiered in South Africa on DStv's M-Net Series channel on Tuesday 6 October 2009, at 19h00. See "Seasons" below for seasonal broadcast dates and times.
Season 2 premiered on M-Net Series on Tuesday 24 November 2009, at 19h00. New episodes air weekly. There are eight hour-long episodes in the second season.
Repeats
Wednesdays: 01h00, 07h00, 13h00
Synopsis
Louisa Atherton (Kerry Armstrong) is 49-years-old and spoiled rotten. When her wealthy husband Jack drops dead in the arms of another woman, Louisa thinks things can’t get worse – until she discovers that he’s left her bankrupt.
Louisa is forced to go back to her tiny home town with her tail between her legs.
As she re-negotiates her relationships with her prickly mother, Minna (Julia Blake) and recalcitrant kids, she learns to understand herself for the first time in her life.
Louisa arrives in Rainbow’s End, the only asset a ramshackle old cottage on a large block that her father left in his will.
Bed of Roses is a co-production between ABC TV, Southern Star and Ruby Entertainment and developed with the assistance of Film Victoria.
Seasons
(All seasons aired exclusively on M-Net Series, on Tuesdays at 19h00)
Season 1 (6 episodes)
Premiere: 6 October 2009 | Finale: 10 November 2009
Season 2 (8 episodes)
Premiere: 24 November 2009 | Finale: 12 January 2010