After the Deluge: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

After the Deluge weaves together the lives of four ordinary men at a critical time in their family history. The patriarch, Cliff is suffering from Alzheimer's and is reliving his buried memories of WWII. His three sons - Alex, Martin and Toby - reluctantly draw together to care for him. In attempting to define themselves in a post feminist world, Cliff's sons struggle to come to terms with the roles they have played as brothers, sons and men. Alex, the troubled middle child, is in turmoil with the collapse of a long marriage and the subsequent battle for his children and a new identity. His elder brother Martin, a wild boy musician has eschewed his remarkable musical talent for a now dwindling pop fame. And Toby, their younger brother, the forgotten child, hides in the suburbs too frightened to accept that his ideal of a family will never be realized. When the war of words quietens, it is music which offers a respite and reconciles the brothers to the loss of a father they could never be good enough for.

Series details

• Title: After the Deluge
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2003-06-15
• Final broadcast date listed: 2003-06-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Network 10
• Network country: Australia
• Typical episode runtime: 120 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 19875
• IMDb ID: tt0304983
• TVDB ID: 164191

Cast and credited roles

• Ray Barrett — Old Cliff Kirby
• David Wenham — Alex Kirby
• Hugo Weaving — Martin 'Marty' Kirby
• Samuel Johnson — Toby Kirby
• Aden Young — Young Cliff Kirby
• Rachel Griffiths — Annie

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2003-06-15; final listed air date 2003-06-16.

Source and licence

Adapted from After the Deluge on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.