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Another day, another Australian coming-of-age drama.
Clubland benefits significantly from the presence of British actress Brenda Blethyn, but the material is nothing audiences haven't seen before. The script lacks the creative spark to match Blethyn's on-screen charisma.
She plays Jean Dwight, an entertainer at a Sydney RSL. Mother to two young boys - 21-year-old Tim (Khan Chittenden) and his mentally disabled brother Mark (Richard Wilson) - Jean is the star of her family, desperate to grab fame at any cost.
When Tim starts dating Jill (Emma Booth), Jean is horrified that her son might be prioritising someone else in his life. Jill finds herself up against the mother-in-law from hell, and quickly learns that there's never just two people in a family love story.
