Grace Beside Me (2018)
Synopsis
Fuzzy Mac just wants to be an ordinary teenager and have fun with her mates - but when the Ancestors have other plans and you keep seeing spirits, that's not so easy.
Network
ABC Me, National Indigenous Television
Episodes
Spooky Month
It's Fuzzy's 13th birthday and she wakes to find a young spirit girl in her room. Fuzzy ignores the spirit, hoping it will go away and in the meantime her friends, Tui and Yar, hold a surprise party in Lola's Forest.
Black Hat's Treasure
It's the first day of high school, and Fuzzy's teacher assigns the class an assignment to research the history of the Laurel Dale community. Fuzzy, Tui and Yar decide to find the buried loot of a local Indigenous bushranger.
Yarn for Yar
Fuzzy meets Bruce the boy spirit who has been watching Yar grow up and is angry that Fuzzy hasn't been supportive of Yar's uniqueness. He challenges Fuzzy to fix the situation before it's too late.
Sorry
Fuzzy and Cat get into a heated debate about the significance of Sorry Day but it's Fuzzy who crosses the line by calling Cat names. Things escalate when Fuzzy makes it her mission to beat Cat in the class president election.
Milka's Secret
When Min and Esther are forced to move in with Nan, Pop and Fuzzy, the house becomes a little cramped. Nan and Min are getting on each other's nerves while Esther is struggling to cope with the big changes around her.
Hangi Sleepover
Fuzzy is run off her feet trying to look after the Elders that are visiting Nan. It has her wishing she could live a normal life with a normal family. Fuzzy escapes to Tui's house for a change of environment. But Tui has her hands full with her own visiting family, particularly her cousin Tama who is getting on Tui's nerves so much she has to escape to Nan and Pop's house for some solace.
Grace
It's the anniversary of Grace's death and Fuzzy wants to know more about how her mum died and why her mum's spirit hasn't appeared to her yet. Distracted and disheartened, Fuzzy gets lost on a class field trip to Lola's Forest. The entire class, including new student Teddy, has to look for her. Yar tries to hone his tracker ancestor instincts much to the annoyance of Tui, while Cat and Emmy try to battle spider-webs and forest creatures. Fuzzy comes to the spot where Grace passed away and realizes a big truth about her mum.
The Sweetest Gift
Desperate for a new bike, Fuzzy performs odd jobs to save money. Unfortunately, it's not enough money. Yar suggests she use her gift and perform seer readings. Reluctantly Fuzzy sets up a tent with a crystal ball and starts charging for her psychic services — even making up lies to keep the customers coming. But when the spirits stop talking to her, Fuzzy is worried she has lost her gift for real.
Blackbird
It's Harmony Day and everyone is looking forward to the annual cultural showcase until Fuzzy has a premonition that Tui will be humiliated during her dance. When it comes true, Fuzzy thinks she jinxed Tui. Fuzzy comes home to find Pop working on a traditional carving but when she touches it, she has another premonition about Pop leaving to join his South Sea Islander relatives. Instead of telling him, Fuzzy refuses to sing with him.
Catch Your Death
It's Halloween and Fuzzy and her gang are at the cemetery scaring each other with ghost stories. Fuzzy follows a ghost dog to Pop's good friend Lefty's house and discovers Lefty has passed away. Lefty wants Fuzzy to return all of his stolen booty so he can pass on with a clean slate.
Love Me, Love Me Not
Fuzzy is enjoying spending time with her Dad and after seeing a spark between Sonny and Miss Long, she casts a love spell with Aunty Min's flowers. But the love spell goes all kinds of wrong when it accidentally hits Tui and Yar making them act all lovey dovey towards each other. Fuzzy must find a way to break the spell before things get too out of hand but Aunty Min tells her there's no antidote.
The Wishing Tree
It is the annual Wishing Tree time in Laurel Dale and while collecting community gifts, Fuzzy discovers Cat has moved to a tiny apartment after their family went bankrupt. Fuzzy also discovers there is an annoying girl spirit who is terrorizing Cat in her new room. Fuzzy, Tui and Yar work to make the spirit realize it's not hers anymore.
The Battle of Lola's Forest
Fuzzy senses that Lola is in distress when she views the spirit as an older woman rather than a teenager. Fuzzy visits Lola's Forest and discovers that much of the vegetation is dying, the wildlife has fled, and that a dark cloud has made Lola weak. Fuzzy reconnects with her mother's spirit, who tells her that the black mass is stealing Lola's energy to take a human form. Fuzzy joins with her ancestors to fight the evil spirit, using the stones to vanquish the bad energy.
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Original Title
Grace Beside Me
Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
13
Production
Magpie Pictures