Airdate: Cavendish

2019 Canadian comedy Cavendish begins at SBS VICELAND later this month.

The series stars creators Mark Little (no not that one) and Andy Bush as brothers returning to their childhood home, Prince Edward Island for the first time since their parents’ divorce, only to find that life in the town is much stranger and more surreal than they remember.

This will screen in double episodes.

Mark (Mark Little) and Andy (Andy Bush) haven’t been back to their home town of Cavendish, on Prince Edward Island, since their parents split up almost 30 years ago. They grew up in Toronto with their mom and had little contact with their dad, Rollie, outside of the occasional Christmas phone call. Now back in town to take care of their ailing father, Mark and Andy are finding that Cavendish is… not like other towns. Weird things happen here – creepy things the townspeople seem to take in stride. There may or may not be a ‘beast’ that roams the surrounding woods, possessed ancient statues and an Anne of Green Gables cult. There’s also at least one coven.

As Mark and Andy get embroiled in misadventures in this strange town, they’re joined by their dad, a grumbling malcontent who also runs the local Museum of the Strange and Fantastic, Rollie’s partner Ruth, a beacon of positivity, Ruth’s morose niece Bryn, and the various townsfolk that mill about, unfazed by the strange goings on. Through it all, Mark is the golden boy, buoyed by the adoration of family and strangers alike, while Andy is… not.

10:20pm Thursday, 28 November on SBS VICELAND.