When her beloved family dog, Nugget, falls sick over Christmas, Steph Stool (Vic Zerbst) must abandon her very elegant holiday plans with her boyfriend’s family, and return instead to her small coastal hometown to confront the chaos of her own… less elegant family. In the week leading up to Christmas, each member of the Stool family must grapple with the mortality of the one thing that unifies them.
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00:00Nuggy!
00:01Stephie's coming home!
00:05Stephanie, we cannot wait to have you for our Christmas soiree.
00:09Thank you so much for inviting me.
00:11Oh, it's nothing too flash.
00:12Just cocktails on the terrace, then everyone around the piano.
00:16Mom, what is it?
00:17Seth Nugget is dead.
00:19What?
00:21Well, not dead, but not good.
00:23Shay-T's dance!
00:24Look at what Shay-Shay's got!
00:25I think it's working. Keep going, babe!
00:27Come on, Nuggy!
00:30Woo-hoo!
00:32Seth's coming tomorrow. He was always going to come tomorrow.
00:34I need cuddly hugs right now.
00:35You have to let me do your lashes.
00:37You look that hot.
00:38Okay, let's get to the vet.
00:40What? What's wrong?
00:42I'll just get the ice to bring it down.
00:43Well, you're going to need an entire military operation to bring that thing down.
00:47Dad can't go any faster!
00:49I've been a cautious driver.
00:51We're not in a rush.
00:52We are in a rush to find out if Nugget is sick or not.
00:54Ahoy there, matey.
00:56So, has the boyfriend arrived yet?
00:58No, he's not coming.
00:59I was always going to do Christmas with his family.
01:01Babe, where are you?
01:02We just don't know what it is.
01:03So, I'm letting him down.
01:04And I have to tell my family I'm leaving, and then I'll be letting him down.
01:07Where do you want to be?
01:17This Christmas, I want you to be honest with yourself.
01:20And the people around you.
01:23Come on, everyone get in.
01:24Say Christmas!
01:25Christmas!
01:29It's just nice to be around family at this time of the year.
01:37I just want to be with my family.
01:38Steph, I took a $200 Uber to be here.
01:42Are you kidding me?
01:43What's wrong with you?
01:44I'm demanding a helicopter flight!