600 Bottles Of Wine Season 1, Episode 8: The Colleague

The Breakup

Recently single Claire is persuaded out by her friends Harriet, Timmie and Nat to drown her sorrows after breaking up with her boyfriend of 5 years. She declares that a one night stand is the thing to cheer her up. Nervous but determined she goes home with Liam for a night of foot loose fancy free, wine fuelled sex.

7 min

The Morning After

Fuelled by wine, Claire experiences what the one night stand is really all about. The drinks, the foreplay, the sex, the morning after, the bad breath, wine mouth and the walk of shame. Claire quickly gathers her lady friends to prepare her for stage 2, The Tinder.

The Negroni

Claire meets Pat. Ad man, sex god, cocktail extraordinaire. Their electric chemistry results in frenzied, exciting regular sex. She disappears into a thick sex haze while her friends watch on from the sidelines.

The Umbrella

After consecutive nights of fun with Pat, Claire begins to develop feelings that go beyond sexual chemistry. Her friends swarm in to analyse if she has started to fall for him. When she meets Pat’s work associate Olivia, Claire is forced her to acknowledge that she has become invested.

The Test

Claire begins to scrutinise Pat as he becomes increasingly distant. She is smacked with a massive reality check when she realises her period is late. When the question of paternity is raised Claire’s anxiety is heightened, realising she doesn’t know who the farther could be.

The Conversation

Fed up with the ambiguity of their relationship, Claire forces Pat to have ‘The Conversa-tion’ with her. With the outcome of the conversation being unclear, her self-analysis con-sumes her thoughts at work. Her boss steps in to help digest with wine.

The Friend

Claire’s relationship with Pat transitions from magical to mediocre. Claire’s best friend Katie surprises her by returning from overseas. Katie grills Claire as to why she is trying to make this relationship work when she is not happy or fulfilled.