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The Big C

Drama, Comedy · 2010 · Rated 7.4/10

Last aired: S4 E4, The Finale · 2013-05-20

The Big C follows Minneapolis Westhill High School teacher Cathy Jamison – a reserved, suburban wife and mother – who is diagnosed with melanoma. The realization of this forces her to really begin to live for the first time in her adult life. At first she chooses to keep her diagnosis from her family, behaving in ways they find puzzling and increasingly bizarre. She finds new freedom to express herself. As the show progresses, Cathy allows her family and some new friends to support her as she copes with her terminal prognosis, and finds both humor and pathos in the many idiosyncratic relationships in her life.

Cast

Laura Linney Catherine 'Cathy' Jamison

Oliver Platt Paul Jamison

Gabriel Basso Adam Jamison

John Benjamin Hickey Sean Tolke

Phyllis Somerville Marlene

Gabourey Sidibe Andrea Jackson

Season 4

Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4

E1 Quality of Life 2013-04-29 · 30 min Cathy plans Adam's sixteenth birthday party. Andrea struggles settling in with her new room-mate at fashion school. Paul brings in a new assistant.

E2 You Can't Take It with You 2013-05-06 · 30 min Sean feels inspired to donate to charity. Cathy upsets Paul when she signs him up to an online dating service. Andrea struggles to impress her tutor, Isaac Mizrahi.

E3 Quality of Death 2013-05-13 · 30 min Dr. Sherman pays a visit to Cathy, who has checked herself into a hospice and is experiencing problems with her new roommate. Adam confronts Paul about his lack of parental guidance. Andrea seeks inspiration from Cathy.

E4 The Finale 2013-05-20 · 30 min Adam surprises everyone when he fulfills one of Cathy's wishes. Cathy's estranged Dad visits her. Andrea gets the opportunity of a lifetime. Sean has mixed feelings about his impending kidney surgery.

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