The Role of a Lifetime (2025)

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1 Season

February 18, 2025

English

Documentary Family

Synopsis

The Role Of A Lifetime will explore how to parent in the rapidly changing world using scripted comedy sketches featuring a sitcom family to play out the most current and urgent parenting challenges facing Aussie mums, dads and caregivers.

Creator

Debbie Cuell

Network

ABC TV

Episodes

Episode 1

Feb 18, 2025

46 min

At the Maliks, 10-year-old Jack wants a smartphone, but Mum and Dad are stalling. In the real world, Kate meets cognitive neuroscientist Mark Williams, who believes smartphones are sapping kids' ability to pay attention.

Episode 2

Feb 25, 2025

49 min

Kate and Nazeem tackle the four horsemen of the parenting apocalypse - Boundaries, Rebellion, Discipline and Online Gaming.

Episode 3

Mar 4, 2025

50 min

This genre-bending series tackles some of the biggest problems facing Australian families today. From teens' sometimes-fraught search to find their tribe, to the all-pervasive effect of social media on children.

Episode 4

Mar 11, 2025

49 min

In this racy episode, Kate and Naz tackle Sex and Relationships.

Episode 5

Mar 18, 2025

49 min

The final episode explores topics that impact today's teens more than any previous generation. From the terrifying rise of anxiety and depression to the proliferation of Artificial Intelligence and deep fake technology.