- HD 1080
- Runtime: 60m.
- Status: Ended
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- Languages: en
- Country: New Zealand
- Stars: Erik Thomson, Melina Vidler, Benson Jack Anthony
- keywords: new zealand, surf, single father
- Production_studio: South Pacific Pictures
- Seasons: 3
- Episodes: 40
- First air date: 2015-09-15
- Last air date: 2018-10-02
- providers: Peacock Premium, AcornTV Amazon Channel, Spectrum On Demand, Acorn TV Apple TV, Peacock Premium Plus
- The 800 Words is featured in the top rankings of 2015
- #90 in Top Comedy Series of 2015
A recently widowed father, quits his job as a popular 800 word columnist for a top selling Sydney newspaper. Over the internet he buys a house on an impulse in a remote New Zealand seaside town. He then has to break the news to his two teenage kids who just lost their mum, and now face an even more uncertain future. But the colourful and inquisitive locals ensure his dream of a fresh start does not go to plan.