28 minSeason 3 • Episode 8
LatestThe fundraising thermometer has hit rock bottom and government bureaucrat Xavier Fisher orders immediate cutbacks. Frances is determined to make a stand and save her staff.
Frances O'Brian, Head Librarian, is having a hellish time of it. And for once it's not all of her making. Frances' mother, suffering from both dementia and a really horrible personality, lands on the O'Brien doorstep. Adding to her woes, morale at the Middleton Interactive Learning Centre is at a new all time low. In order to stay open, the library is forced to run as a business and return an annual profit. As the staff has a hard enough time enforcing the return of a book, this latest initiative could spell the end of the library.
Acting
Robyn Butler's barely-contained rage is magnificent.
Writing
Sharp workplace satire hiding under sitcom chaos.
Creators
Wayne Hope, Robyn Butler
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope are real-life partners who created this after their success with 'The Letdown' and 'Little Lunch'.
The show brutally satirizes Australia's 'rationalization' of public services in the 2000s—libraries actually faced these profit mandates.
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