MIRIAM MARGOLYES IMPOSSIBLY AUSTRALIAN
Miriam Margolyes is off on a new adventure – and this time it’s personal. Miriam is returning home to Australia after almost a year overseas. But she’s not coming back the person she was. Miriam has had a heart procedure – and it’s left her anxious about the future and her place in it.
But she’s determined to get her mojo back, so on the way home, she’ll be stopping at three places she’s always wanted to explore: Perth, Byron Bay and Broken Hill. Miriam hopes these iconic locations will be full of people who can teach her what it means to embrace change and face the future, no matter the obstacles.
In this journey of discovery, can Miriam uncover what she needs? Is Australia still a place where we can forge our own futures? And can we, against the odds, find the acceptance and belonging we all crave?
PRODUCTION CREDITS
A Southern Pictures production in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the BBC and Screen NSW. Executive Producer Laurie Critchley. ABC Commissioning Editor Julia Hanna. ABC Head of Factual Susie Jones. International sales: ABC Commercial.
Love Miriam. Could watch anything she’s in.
Miriam Margolyes re-imagines her future this April on ABC TV
After a health scare, Miriam embarks on a journey to learn what it takes to grow and adapt to an ever-changing future.
The one-and-only Miriam Margolyes is back with her new ABC series, Miriam Margolyes Impossibly Australian, premiering on Tuesday 9th April at 8pm on ABC TV, with all episodes available to stream on ABC iview.
Following a recent heart operation in London, Miriam is worried about what the future holds. So, ignoring everyone’s advice to “slow down”, she returns to Australia, a place she considers her second home and a country that, for her, has always meant new horizons.
Across the three-part series, she embarks on a personal mission, travelling to Perth, Byron Bay and Broken Hill, meeting communities that are facing change and who can teach her how to adapt to whatever the future holds.
Miriam begins her journey in Perth in search of both her own identity and has an emotional meeting with Fremantle locals Tony and Jim, part of Australia’s Stolen Generation.
She then travels to Byron Bay, where individualism and influencers thrive. Here she meets hippies, learns about Byron’s homelessness crisis and even gets her “yoni” steamed.
Finally, she heads into the outback mining town of Broken Hill, where people are reinventing themselves, carving out new paths against all odds.
Miriam’s previous series, including Miriam Margolyes Almost Australian, are available to stream now on ABC iview.
Production credit: A Southern Pictures production in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the BBC and Screen NSW. Executive Producer: Laurie Critchley. Series Director: Helen Barrow. Series Producer: Jo Siddiqui. ABC Commissioning Editor: Julia Hanna. ABC Head of Factual: Susie Jones.
Episode 1
Tuesday 9 April 8.00pm
After a health scare, Miriam embarks on a journey to learn what it takes to grow and adapt to an ever-changing future.
Miriam begins her journey in Perth in search of both her own identity and has an emotional meeting with Freemantle locals Tony and Jim, part of Australia’s Stolen Generation.
Miriam is special guest on tonight’s episode of The Weekly with Charlie Pickering. She will also appear at the desk at The Project on Thursday.
I don’t get the point of this series - just three episodes - this one focused on elements of Byron Bay culture with an influencer, the cost of housing and a hippie - seems to offer nothing new that hasn’t been seen recently and done better.
Awww, for me there doesn’t have to be a point, I just love Miriam! 
I would watch her just sitting there reading a book, especially if there were some swear words in it! She expresses swear words so eloquently. 
Episode 3 - Series Final
Tuesday 23 April 8.00pm
In the final episode of the series, Miriam heads into the outback mining town of Broken Hill, where people are reinventing themselves and carving out new paths against all odds.
In the final episode of the series, Miriam heads into the outback mining town of Broken Hill, where people are reinventing themselves and carving out new paths against all odds. She checks into the iconic Palace Hill – famously featured in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert – and meets the new owner who has preserved the beautiful time capsule.
Miriam then heads to the pub, wanting to know more about the town and its history, and meets Piggy, a Broken Hill “A Grader” who invites Miriam over for a BBQ. Miriam expects to meet a lot of white Australians at the party but instead encounters dozens of Filipino women, migrants who have married local men and are now integrated into Broken Hill society.
Miriam also goes on a drag walking tour with a Queen called Shelita – and spends the day with Christine, an Aboriginal Community Liaison Officer, who is trying to reinvent the relationship between the police and local Aboriginal youth.
