Cat is like any other teenager, with one difference: her mother is the new Prime Minister of Australia. Along with her new friends, Cat navigates life in the spotlight, while tracking down a hidden threat to her mum.
The PM's Daughter - Series 1
Catalina Parkes Pérez like any other teenager who wants to have her voice heard. There’s just one complication: her mother, Isabel, is the Prime Minister of Australia.
Cat has always been someone who stands up for what she believes in, but her mum’s new job is putting a serious dent in her freedom to be who she wants to be. How can Cat make her voice heard when there’s so much pressure to support her mum and be “the perfect daughter”?
As if all that weren’t enough, a series of stunts have started playing out across the national Capital, clearly aimed at sabotaging the Prime Minister. When blame falls on Cat’s activist heroes, Action Uprising, Cat decides to dig into unmasking an alternative group, the Agitators, who are really behind the stunts. Luckily for Cat, she has two new friends, Sadie and Ollie, to help her.
See Also
The PM's Daughter (Season overview)
Cat is like any other teenager, with one difference: her mother is the new Prime Minister of Australia. Along with her new friends, Cat navigates life in the spotlight, while tracking down a hidden threat to her mum.
The PM's Daughter - Series 2 (2023)
Cat’s finally found her groove as the PM’s daughter, but a highly competitive internship, a secret romance, and a series of damaging leaks soon have her racing to unmask a brand new conspiracy against her mum.
Episodes
Episode 1 New Normal
Ripped away from her home and friends, Cat Parkes Pérez struggles to adapt to life after her mother, Isabel, unexpectedly becomes Australia’s newest Prime Minister.
Episode 2 It's Complicated
Cat works with her new friends to unmask the troublemaking Agitators and, when special visitors come to school, Cat wants to make her voice heard.
Episode 3 We Will Mock You
Cat competes in a mock parliament with crucial evidence against the Agitators on the line. Meanwhile, excitement bubbles around the arrival of a global superstar.
Episode 4 Art of Diplomacy
Cat, Sadie and Ollie attempt to catch the Agitators at an art gallery event, while Cat struggles to fulfil her duties as the PM’s daughter.
Episode 5 Grounded
When Isabel and Cat host an impromptu ‘ball’ at the Lodge, Cat smells a rat – one that could take down the Prime Minister.
Episode 6 Separation of Powers
The Agitators target Cat, Sadie and Ollie amid Sadie’s Year Leader nomination. Meanwhile, Isabel disappoints Cat during a special day on the Spanish calendar.
Episode 7 Interview With A Big Liar
The Prime Minister and her family are being interviewed on live TV, while Cat wrestles with a dilemma presented by foe-turned-friend Miro.
Episode 8 High Insecurity
When Cat is lumped with a suffocating security detail, Ollie and Miro must put their differences aside to take the lead on the Agitator hunt.
Episode 9 A Date With Destiny
After a shocking discovery about the mysterious insider, Cat and the gang close in on their target. Meanwhile, Isabel makes a discovery of her own.
Episode 10 Shall Not Pass
Cat must unite opposing forces to bring down the insider and save Isabel’s career, while her relationships with Isabel and Ollie hang in the balance.
ACTF Education
The PM’s Daughter is a 10-part live action series set in Canberra, the heartland of Australian politics, produced by Fremantle for the ABC. It tells the story of Catalina Parkes Pérez, a teenager who’s like any other, but with one difference: her mother is the new Prime Minister of Australia.
The primary and lower secondary school resource aligns with Civics and Citizenship for students in Years 5-6 and Years 7-8. The secondary school teaching toolkit is designed for Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS), Civics and Citizenship, English and/or Media Arts students in Years 7-10.
The resource can be used flexibly in the classroom, with activities and opportunities for discussion giving students the opportunity to engage with content under the themes of effective campaigning, issues that matter, and the influence of media on audiences. The learning prompts developed for each episode directly link to students’ real-world context on both a local and global scale and champions student voice, agency, and youth leadership – citizenship in action.
The resources consist of activities which utilise content from the series coupled with active student participation, building knowledge of our democratic processes and civic responsibilities with a strong focus on developing media literacy and critical thinking skills. This resource can be used as standalone modules or presented as a unit of work. The lessons are outlined in this resource as well as in the PDF screen sequences; multi-modal slideshows with clips, images, and prompts designed to be a student facing teaching aid in the classroom.
Welcome to the Civics and Citizenship Curated Clip Collection. While this resource is still in development, we are excited to offer a pilot version to support teachers during the election period. Each module includes a short video from an Australian television series, along with accompanying activities designed to help students explore the importance of leadership, democracy and being an active citizen. As we continue to build and refine this resource, more videos and materials will be added to enhance the learning experience. We welcome your feedback and appreciate your support as we continue to develop this resource for classrooms.