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House Husbands dusts off the perambulators as shooting begins on season five

House Husbands.

House Husbands season five begins filming in Melbourne this week.

Gary Sweet, Firass Dirani, Rhys Muldoon, Julia Morris, Natalie Saleeba, Jane Allsop, Louise Siversen and Denise Scott are all back, and will be joined by Packed to the Rafters alum Hugh Sheridan.

Sheridan will play Nick Gazecki, a music teacher who makes an enemy of his new neighbour Lewis (Sweet).

Other new additions include Roy Billing and Australian musical theatre legend Nancye Hayes.

“Everyone with a family can relate to the House Husbands and their partners as they juggle the pressures of relationships, work and parenting", Nine’s co-Heads of Drama Jo Rooney and Andy Ryan said. 

Sue Seeary from Playmaker said: “We are thrilled to be back again for a fifth series. With such a wonderful returning cast and the opportunity of working with Hugh Sheridan as the new House Husband, this series is sure to capture the hearts and funnybones of our loyal and discerning audience."

A Playmaker production for the Nine Network with the support of Film Victoria, House Husbands is executive produced by Andy Ryan and Jo Rooney from the Nine Network alongside David Maher, David Taylor and Sue Seeary from Playmaker. 

The show is produced by Sue Seeary, with script producer Jo Martino and directors Grant Brown, Ian Watson, Fiona Banks and Sian Davies.