Tangle: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The story two generations of two families; colliding, connecting and sometimes at cross-purposes as they navigate their way around the maze of love, sex, money and politics. Now you can watch all three seasons of this critically acclaimed Australian drama series on BoxSets on demand via Foxtel's Anytime service.

Tim Williams has the world at his feet. Tipped for a top job in Cabinet, he is well on his way to becoming Premier. With a happy marriage, a good relationship with his teenage son and respect from his peers, his future is looking great. There's only one little problem: 15 years ago, Tim had a brief, ill judged affair with drug-loving wild-child Nat Manning. The affair ended in pregnancy. After confessing to his wife Christine, they patched up their marriage and fought bitterly for custody of the child, Max.

Nat fled to London and has barely been heard from since. Now 10 years on, Nat is a mere smear on the landscape of the Williams' hard won, happy lives.

But Nat is back … and there is a secret undercurrent to the world into which she returns. Her sister, Ally, is living in domestic oblivion. Unaware that her husband, Vince, is having an affair, Ally is also blind to the fact that his best friend, Gabriel, is in love with her. She is oblivious to Vince's plans: a builder with ambition to jump into the big league, Vince can almost smell the possibility of a life of power, money and sex. If Tim Williams is going to climb the political ladder, then Vince is determined to extract his own benefits through their secret family connection.

But Nat has a way of exposing what's hidden.

And through it all, the teenage children of Ally and Vince, Nat, Tim and Christine, and Vince's mistress Em, are busily creating their own generation of chaos as they discover sex, danger, and the thrills of oncoming adulthood.

Series details

• Title: Tangle
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2009-10-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-04-29
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Showcase
• Network country: Australia
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 7151
• IMDb ID: tt1336911
• TVDB ID: 118401

Cast and credited roles

• Ben Mendelsohn — Vince Kovak
• Lucia Mastrantone — Em Barker
• Kick Gurry — Joe Kovac
• Eva Lazzaro — Gigi Kovac
• Lincoln Younes — Romeo Kovac
• Blake Davis — Max Williams
• Don Hany — Spiros Georgiades
• Matt Day — Gabriel Lucas
• Joel Tobeck — Tim Williams
• Kat Stewart — Nat Manning
• Justine Clarke — Ally Kovac
• Catherine McClements — Christine Williams

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2009-10-01; final listed air date 2009-11-26; episode order: 10.
• Season 2: premiered 2010-07-20; final listed air date 2010-08-24; episode order: 6.
• Season 3: premiered 2012-03-25; final listed air date 2012-04-29; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Tangle 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.