Unskilled Adult
2026 · 1 Season · 8 Episodes ·
After years of successfully mucking around for a living, Hamish Blake has realised when it comes to practical skills, he doesn’t have many. To remedy this, Hamish starts a business helping real people with jobs they really need done, for real money and putting himself firmly on the hook.
Episodes
1. Don and the DolphinHamish Blake, Becky Lucas and Hugh van Cuylenburg take on their first job: building six planter boxes for a local swim school. They blow the budget on timber and tools, struggle with the drop saw and race to finish an ambitious dolphin-inspired design.
2. Shapes and HeatHamish Blake, Anne Edmonds and Lloyd Langford design and weld a custom board trailer for the Bungan Beach Surf Life Saving Club. With three days to finish, they have to figure out what metal to buy, how to weld it and whether the trailer will fit inside the clubhouse.
3. Big BerthaHamish Blake, Sophie Monk and Dom Littrich have three days to repair a family’s battered campervan and install ventilation. Lost bolts, wet paint and a risky cut into the roof complicate the job before the family and their mechanic arrive to inspect it.
4. Kitchen CapacityHamish Blake, Ryan Shelton and Susie Youssef have to cater a Townsville wedding for 80 guests. With no professional catering experience, they must plan a menu, accommodate dietary requirements and get dinner on the table before time runs out.
5. Hitting a Brick WallHamish Blake, Bret McKenzie and Lu Dal Din tear down an old chimney and try to reuse its bricks for a barbecue area. Wet weather and Bret’s misadventures with an excavator complicate the job.
6. The Salami Shed (Owl will we do this?)Hamish Blake, Melanie Bracewell and Alexei Toliopoulos renovate a rundown shed before a family’s annual salami festival in honour of their nonna. They tackle plastering, a new door and a new ceiling, and find room for a ceramic owl.
7. The Art of The JobHamish Blake reunites with Andy Lee and Jack Post to paint a large mural for a local charity. The team has to deliver a photorealistic design while dealing with rain, a troublesome scissor lift and creative disagreements.
8. The Final CurtainHamish Blake, Guy Montgomery and Abby Howells have three days to make props and costumes for a community theatre production in Benalla. Uncooperative sewing machines and pyrotechnics add to the pressure as opening night approaches.
