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Wonderland
Season 1
Season 1 DVD
No. of episodes13
Release
Original networkNetwork Ten
Original release21 August (2013-08-21) –
13 November 2013 (2013-11-13)
Season chronology
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Season 2
List of episodes

The first season of the Australian drama television series Wonderland, began airing on 21 August 2013 on Network Ten. The finale aired on 13 November 2013. The season consisted of 13 episodes and aired on Wednesdays at 8:30pm.

Production

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On 2 July 2012, the Ten announced a new drama project from Fremantle Media named Wonderland, a 22-episode project set to air in two seasons - a drama series by Jo Porter and Sarah Walker.[1]

Cast

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Main

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Recurring

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  • Christie Whelan Browne as Kristen
  • Peter Phelps as Warwick Wilcox
  • Michael Booth as Harry Hewitt

Guest

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Episodes

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See also: List of Wonderland episodes
No. in
series 		No. in
season 		Title Directed by Written by Original air date Australian viewers
11"Weddings"Tori GarrettSarah Walker21 August 2013 (2013-08-21)0.948[2]
The series opens with everyone coming together for Dani and Steve's wedding. Steve's sister, Miranda, arrives late, so Tom is forced to give the speech. Kristen asks Tom to marry her at the reception, but Tom turns her down and she pushes him into the cake. Colette and Rob discuss having a baby, while Grace meets Carlos and has sex with him. Tom bets Steve that he will not have sex with a female housemate for 12 months. If he does, he loses his 1964 Ford.
22"Obsession"Tori GarrettMargaret Wilson28 August 2013 (2013-08-28)0.769[3]
After signing the napkin treaty, Tom is tested by his attraction to Miranda. He later allows her to move in with him, angering Steve. Colette and Rob try to sort through their issues, while Grace tries to avoid Carlos following their one-night stand. Tom hosts a Food Appreciation Time (FAT) dinner, which Kristen gatecrashes.
33"Parking"Jonathan BroughJames Walker4 September 2013 (2013-09-04)0.688[4]
Steve discovers Dani's unpaid parking fines and learns that she has maxed out her credit cards, causing them to fight. After suffering from panic attacks, Colette confesses to Rob that she had a one-night stand. Grace has sex with Carlos again. While taking her mother, Ruth, home, Maggie is pulled over by the police for drink driving. Tom and Miranda share a drunken kiss after they both experience disastrous dates.
44"Celebrity"Jonathan BroughMarieke Hardy11 September 2013 (2013-09-11)0.607[5]
Things are awkward between Tom and Miranda following their kiss. When Kristen's proposal to Tom is broadcast on a television show, she asks Tom if he will attend a counselling session with her. Rob learns that Colette had her affair with a barista and he attacks him. After a difficult day at work, Dani quits her job. Carlos asks Grace to take their relationship public, while she moves into the Wonderland building. Maggie tries to keep her DUI case a secret from her husband, Warwick.
55"Dreams"Jo O'ShaughnessyJohn Ridley18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)0.637[6]
Tom's father, Warwick, turns up and asks his son to lease the family's wine vineyard to a mining company. Maggie tries to stay out of it, but ends up telling Warwick a few home truths. Carlos and Grace each try to help Rob and Colette. Rob meets a surfer on the South Coast and almost has sex with her, before returning home. Steve competes for a promotion with his workplace enemy Jason.
66"Personal Space"Jo O'ShaughnessyJeff Truman25 September 2013 (2013-09-25)0.420[7]
The group find out about Colette's affair when Dani tells Steve. Rob continues to struggle with his wife's infidelity. While helping to create a photo gallery for Tom's website, Miranda realises she might have feelings for him. Grace tells Carlos that she needs her space.
77"Hooking Up"Jet WilkinsonAlicia Walsh2 October 2013 (2013-10-02)0.543[8]
Miranda get back into the dating scene with the help of Dani's themed dating idea and Tom. Grace becomes suspicious of Carlos when he comes home in the morning and thinks he might have had a one-night stand. Steve helps Carlos when he loses his phone at a client's house. Maggie struggles to Skype Warwick and calls the wrong person.
88"Macho"Jet WilkinsonSarah Walker9 October 2013 (2013-10-09)0.563[9]
Grace is shocked and angry when Carlos's protective side comes out during a confrontation with a cyclist. When the police catch up with Carlos, they threaten to contact immigration. Tom is disappointed when a business deal for his furniture goes wrong and contemplates selling his car to raise some money. Colette tries to please Rob by riding the bike he bought her, but it brings up problems for them both. Steve also tries riding a bike to work, but it costs him a contract.
99"Exes"Darren AshtonClare Atkins16 October 2013 (2013-10-16)0.507[10]
Tom comes face-to-face with his ex-girlfriends Shay and Kristen, while Miranda's ex-fiancé arrives in town. Warwick returns to celebrate his birthday and Maggie asks him for a divorce. Dani and Steve argue about him wanting to have lunch with a female ex-colleague. Colette and Rob visit his parents, where Colette gets the feeling her in-law's do not like her, especially after they invite his ex-girlfriend to lunch.
1010"Mothers"Darren AshtonSarah Smith23 October 2013 (2013-10-23)0.499[11]
Steve reveals his fears with children, when he and Dani babysit twins. They come into conflict when Dani leaves one of the babies alone. Meanwhile, Adam proposes to Miranda again, but she rejects him and lashes out at Tom. Colette believes she is pregnant, but her doctor tells her that her hormone levels are too low. Carlos and Grace get involved in an incident with a woman who is breast-feeding her baby in a restaurant, leading her to be banned. Maggie looks for advice from her mother about her problems with Warrick.
1111"Comfort Zone"Jo O'ShaughnessyClare Atkins30 October 2013 (2013-10-30)0.516[12]
With Adam staying over more frequently, Tom decides to begin dating again. Maggie tries to set him up on a date with her swimming partner. Meanwhile, Dani learns that her father has cancer and she goes out of town to take care of him. Rob is unhappy when Tom begins working with the Barista and he forgets his and Colette's wedding anniversary. They later decide to renew their vows. Grace gets a Brazilian wax for Carlos, but soon discovers that he prefers the natural look and tries to put off having sex with him.
1212"Equal Rights"Jo O'ShaughnessySamantha Strauss6 November 2013 (2013-11-06)0.502[13]
Dani faces one of her biggest emotional challenges when her mother invites her to her gay wedding. Helena is marrying her long-term partner – the woman she left Dani's father for. It might have happened seventeen years ago but Dani still refuses to attend the commitment ceremony. Will they find a resolution? When Tom learns about Adam's backward ideas, he sets out to expose him, leading to a moment with Miranda. Looking after Dani's dad makes Maggie realise she will always be Warwick's wife, divorce or not. Grace is perturbed by the revelation that Carlos has dabbled with the other sex.
1313"Messages"Tori GarrettMargaret Wilson13 November 2013 (2013-11-13)0.626[14]
Tom finally decides to tell Miranda about the bet, but the message never gets through as he is prevented by a series of unlucky events... and Steve's concerns for his sister. Rob and Colette's vow renewal threatens to become a disaster when he intercepts messages from her ex-lover; Carlos drops the L word, and Grace tries to give him the message she's not ready for it.

Ratings

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The premiere episode debuted to 948,000 viewers and came 4th for the night in its 8:30 timeslot.[2]

Episode Title Original airdate Overnight Viewers Consolidated Viewers Nightly Rank Weekly Rank
1-01 "Weddings" 21 August 2013 0.948[2] 1.055[15] 4 –
1-02 "Obsession" 28 August 2013 0.769[3] 0.902[16] 9 –
1-03 "Parking" 4 September 2013 0.688[4] 0.800[17] 15 –
1-04 "Celebrity" 11 September 2013 0.607[5] 0.787[18] 14 –
1-05 "Dreams" 18 September 2013 0.637[6] 0.784[19] 13 –
1-06 "Personal Space" 25 September 2013 0.420[7] 0.537[20] N/A –
1-07 "Hooking Up" 2 October 2013 0.543[8] 0.677[21] 11 –
1-08 "Macho" 9 October 2013 0.563[9] 0.696[22] 15 –
1-09 "Exes" 16 October 2013 0.507[10] 0.650[23] 15 –
1-10 "Mothers" 23 October 2013 0.499[11] 0.619[24] 16 –
1-11 "Comfort Zone" 30 October 2013 0.516[12] 0.652[25] 15 –
1-12 "Equal Rights" 6 November 2013 0.502[13] 0.653[26] 15 –
1-13 "Messages" 13 November 2013 0.626[14] 0.797[27] 8 –

Figures are OzTAM Data for the five City Metro areas. Overnight - Live broadcast and recordings viewed the same night. Consolidated - Live broadcast and recordings viewed within the following seven days.

References

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