Christmas On The Farm

Rating: 9/10 

Reason: This was billeted as a comedy, and I'll agree. The actors were all top notch TV series who played their characters to a T. It was funny, the situations were convoluted at times, but it all worked.

*Watched on Amazon Prime Video (Age Rating 13+)

SPOILERS BELOW!

                                                    

NY Lady goes to Australia for her mother's memorial service.

The Australian farm is not doing well financially.

NY Lady is a writer with a book due, but she doesn't know what to write about. She decides to write a book about her mother starting the farm.  NY Lady returns to NY to write her book.

Publisher Guy needs to sign an author soon or his job is in jeopardy.

NY Lady is done writing her book, and decides it's time to get out of her apartment, so she heads to a bar and meets Publisher Guy. They hit it off. 

NY Lady has a lunch with her Agent, and none of the publishing houses want to buy her book. Agent suggests NY Lady change it so the book is about her instead of her mom to make it more modern. 

The major tweak will be that NY Lady will have to make up having a husband and a daughter to replicate the story, but Agent is not concerned about that. 

NY Lady rewrites the book. 

Publisher Guy makes an offer on NY Lady's book not knowing that he actually met the author.

 NY Lady accepts the offer not realizing she has met the publisher.

Agent realizes there is a clause in the contract that Publisher Guy and his Boss are going to the Australian farm for Christmas to meet NY Lady, her non-existent husband, and her non-existent daughter. Also, NY Lady doesn't farm, can't cook, and hates bugs and animals.

NY Lady flies to Australia to prepare. 

First order of business... A Husband

Cousin and Cousin's Husband live on the farm, so NY Lady convinces Cousin's Husband to pretend to be her husband. Cousin will remain a Cousin, and be visiting for the Christmas holidays. 

Second order of business... A Daughter 

Pretend Daughter is supposed to be a tween, so they decide to say she's at an extended sleep over over the holidays because she's mad at her parents. 

Third order of business... A Make-Under

NY Lady's look is way too city, and not country enough, so it's time to go shopping and dye her hair. 

Amongst other things NY Lady needs to relearn some farm skills (like milking cows, fetching eggs, etc) and lose her NY accent.

Publisher Guy and Boss arrive, and Publisher Guy doesn't recognize NY Lady. NY Lady is a bit thrown off at first, but rallies.

Neighbour Girl comes to feed the horses and Publisher Guy assumes this must be NY Lady's Daughter. NY Lady whispers to Neighbour Girl that she'll pay her of to play along, so now she's got a daughter! (This is getting complicated!)

Over dinner Publisher Guy reveals that they want to brand NY Lady's lifestyle and maybe even do a TV show! What a fabulous deal! (Except this charade can only continue for so long!)

NY Lady decides it's time to tell Publisher Guy the truth about who she is, but just as she's about to spill the beans, the cow goes into labour!

Publisher Guy's Ex-girlfriend shows up unexpectedly! She has decided to whisk him away to Bora Bora against his wishes...

NY Lady is jealous and feels inadequate.

Boss insists Publisher Guy has to stay, and since Ex-girlfriend flew all this way, she might as well stay for Christmas too.

Over Christmas dinner, Publisher Guy's Ex-girlfriend figures out NY Lady is actually from NY, and that NY Lady's Husband isn't really her husband...

Publisher Guy is angry that he fell for this ruse. NY Lady swears she didn't mean to hurt him, she didn't set out to trick him! She didn't even know he was the publisher until he showed up at the Australia farm! 

Publisher Guy, Boss and Ex-girlfriend leave for the airport. 

NY Lady decides to chase after Publisher Guy because she loves him. Publisher Guy almost get in an accident, and stops his car.  NY Lady tells Publisher Guy she loves him. Publisher Guy likes NY Lady too. Boss says the book is good either way, no matter whether it was all true or not. The book deal is still on! The Australia farm is saved! (Remember at the beginning it wasn't doing well financially?)

The end