
Rude Awakenings centres on two families who live next door to each other in a fashionable street in Ponsonby, a suburb of Auckland. The Rush family has just moved to their newly renovated house from a lifestyle block in Kumeu. They immediately hit a wrong chord with their new neighbours, the Short family.
Air Date: 2007-02-09
Dimity Rush craves change. Human Resources Manager for a debt collection agency, she's been marooned for eight years ...
Air Date: 2007-02-16
Dimity's incensed Stuart would give up medicine just because he killed someone, while Stuart can’t believe her real e...
Air Date: 2007-02-23
Dimity Rush's lovely Ponsonby life is in jeopardy – Stuart won't come home, and Julian steals money to support his ne...
Air Date: 2007-03-02
Dimity is on a natural high as her notice to evict Arthur ruins his birthday. While Dim celebrates with a new Ponsonb...
Air Date: 2007-03-09
Dimity's back gives out in a tug-of-war with Arthur, and Bonnie's husband Jase comforts her with a backrub. Taped by ...
Air Date: 2007-03-16
Dimity is conflicted by the news that Julian's life was saved by Arthur Short, and now she must contend with the myst...
Air Date: 2007-03-23
Stuart bears the full force of Dimity's sky-rocketing stress-levels when she receives a 24-hour ultimatum from the ba...
Air Date: 2007-03-30
Just as her finances collapse, Dimity has an epiphany inspired by her dying friend Caroline, and glimpses her future ...
Air Date: 2007-04-06
Dimity discovers new ways to get compensation from Bonnie, using the loot from the sale of Bonnie's home to save her ...
Air Date: 2007-04-13
Constance reeling from the news that Horse is her real father and going into emotional freefall, drifting away from f...
Air Date: 2007-04-20
Dimity's devious strategy to stop Amber having Julian's baby, pushes Arthur past his snapping point. Constance reveal...