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The Librarians (TV series)
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The Librarians is an Australian television comedy series which premiered on 31 October 2007 on ABC TV
. In Ireland
the show airs on RTÉ Two
. The series is produced and written by Robyn Butler
and Wayne Hope
who are also the principal cast members. Hope is also the series' director. The first series comprised six half-hour episodes. The second series with another six episodes began airing on 5 August 2009 and was filmed at the Royal Melbourne Showgrounds.
The series centres on the trials and tribulations of Frances O'Brien, a devoutly Catholic and blithely racist head-librarian. Her life unravels when she is forced to employ her ex-best friend, Christine Grimwood – now a drug dealer – as the children's librarian. Frances must do all she can to contain her menacing past and concentrate on the biggest event of the library calendar – Book Week.
Filming on a third series took place in early 2010 aired on ABC1
that year.
The Librarians theme music is an upbeat variation on the popular jazz chart "A Night in Tunisia
" by Dizzy Gillespie
.
ABC Television
ABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation launched in 1956. As a public broadcasting broadcaster, the ABC provides four non-commercial channels within Australia, and a partially advertising-funded satellite channel overseas....
. In Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
the show airs on RTÉ Two
RTÉ Two
RTÉ Two is a free-to-air general entertainment channel operated by Irish state broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. RTÉ Two is available throughout the island of Ireland through digital terrestrial service Saorview, VHF and UHF bands, and is also available via satellite to Irish subscribers of...
. The series is produced and written by Robyn Butler
Robyn Butler
Robyn Butler is an Australian writer, actor and producer who is best known for her starring role in the television comedy series The Librarians. Butler hosted a radio program called Tough Love on the Triple M network...
and Wayne Hope
Wayne Hope
Wayne Hope is an Australian actor, writer, director, and producer. He is married to comedienne and actress Robyn Butler. Together they run the production company Gristmill. He is mainly known for his comedic roles in television and film.-Television:...
who are also the principal cast members. Hope is also the series' director. The first series comprised six half-hour episodes. The second series with another six episodes began airing on 5 August 2009 and was filmed at the Royal Melbourne Showgrounds.
The series centres on the trials and tribulations of Frances O'Brien, a devoutly Catholic and blithely racist head-librarian. Her life unravels when she is forced to employ her ex-best friend, Christine Grimwood – now a drug dealer – as the children's librarian. Frances must do all she can to contain her menacing past and concentrate on the biggest event of the library calendar – Book Week.
Filming on a third series took place in early 2010 aired on ABC1
ABC1
ABC1 was a United Kingdom based television channel from Disney using the branding of the Disney owned American network, ABC.The channel initially launched exclusively on the British digital terrestrial television platform Freeview on 27 September 2004. On 10 December 2004 it was launched on...
that year.
The Librarians theme music is an upbeat variation on the popular jazz chart "A Night in Tunisia
A Night in Tunisia
"A Night in Tunisia" is a musical composition written by Dizzy Gillespie in 1942 while he was playing with the Earl Hines Band. It has become a jazz standard....
" by Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was an American jazz trumpet player, bandleader, singer, and composer dubbed "the sound of surprise".Together with Charlie Parker, he was a major figure in the development of bebop and modern jazz...
.
Season 1: 2007
| Episode | Title | Original airdate | Viewers | Nightly Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Should old Acquaintance be Forgot?" | 31 October 2007 | 1,292,000 | 5 |
| 2 | "Repeat Offender" | 7 November 2007 | 1,084,000 | 14 |
| 3 | "4 Kilos to Book Week" | 14 November 2007 | 1,006,000 | NA |
| 4 | "Unholy Matrimony" | 21 November 2007 | 1,040,000 | 13 |
| 5 | "Amnesty" | 28 November 2007 | 988,000 | 12 |
| 6 | "And Nothing but the Truth" | 5 December 2007 | 1,001,000 | 10 |
Season 2: 2009
| Episode | Title | Original airdate | Viewers | Nightly Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Just Returned" | 5 August 2009 | 1,053,000 | 11 |
| 2 | "This Little Piggy" | 12 August 2009 | 1,028,000 | 13 |
| 3 | "Cut to the Quick" | 19 August 2009 | 843,000 | 19 |
| 4 | "Romeos And Juliets" | 26 August 2009 | 877,000 | 17 |
| 5 | "Deliverance" | 2 September 2009 | 827,000 | 16 |
| 6 | "My Rock" | 9 September 2009 | 936,000 | 15 |
Season 3: 2010
| Episode | Title | Original airdate | Viewers | Consolidated Viewers | Nightly Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Mother Pearl" | 13 October 2010 | 726,000 | 788,215 | 15 |
| 2 | "Quid Pro Quo" | 20 October 2010 | 541,000 | 596,098 | 26 |
| 3 | "Tsukiji" | 27 October 2010 | 595,000 | 661,706 | 25 |
| 4 | "Dark Before Dawn" | 3 November 2010 | 582,000 | 642,233 | 20 |
| 5 | "Kerching Kerching" | 10 November 2010 | 572,000 | 615,530 | 24 |
| 6 | "Milk, Not Cheese, Moon" | 17 November 2010 | 534,000 | 564,685 | 25 |
| 7 | "Pearl of Wisdom" | 24 November 2010 | 489,000 | 520,072 | 25 |
| 8 | "Power and the Passion" | 1 December 2010 | 658,000 | 710,174 | 19 |
Main cast
- Robyn ButlerRobyn ButlerRobyn Butler is an Australian writer, actor and producer who is best known for her starring role in the television comedy series The Librarians. Butler hosted a radio program called Tough Love on the Triple M network...
as Frances O'Brien - Roz HammondRoz HammondRosalind Hammond was born in Western Australia, often credited as Ros or Roz, is an Australian comic actress and writer.Her television appearances include 3 series of The Micallef Programme...
as Christine Grimwood - Heidi ArenaHeidi ArenaHeidi Arena is an Australian actress who is best known as a core cast member of the improvisational comedy Thank God You're Here and the comedy series The Librarians. She also appeared in the series Blue Heelers and in a supporting role on the comedy drama series Last Man Standing.-External links:...
as Dawn McConnichie - Stephen Ballantyne as Matthew Bytnskov
- Keith Brockett as Ky Lee
- Bob Franklin as Neil Slider
- Wayne HopeWayne HopeWayne Hope is an Australian actor, writer, director, and producer. He is married to comedienne and actress Robyn Butler. Together they run the production company Gristmill. He is mainly known for his comedic roles in television and film.-Television:...
as Terry O'Brien - Nicole Nabout as Nada al Farouk
- Kim Gyngell as Father Harris
- Victoria Eagger as Pearl O'Leary
- Josh LawsonJosh LawsonJoshua Lawson is an Australian actor. He grew up in Brisbane and attended St. Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace. He graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 2001. He also spent one year studying improvisation techniques in Los Angeles at The Second City, The Groundlings, ACME...
as Lachie Davis (Series 1) - Fiona Harris as Jane (Series 2 and 3)
Guests
- Grant PiroGrant PiroGrant Piro is an Australian actor. He is best known as the host of the children's television show Couch Potato on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.- Television credits :* Sons and Daughters * Captain Johnno telemovie...
as Piero (Series 1) - Stephen Curry as Life Coach (Series 1)
- Kate KendallKate KendallKate Kendall is an Australian actress best known for her role in the long-running Nine Network Australian drama Stingers. She works mostly in theatre in Melbourne and Adelaide.-Career:...
as Jacinta McSweeney (Series 1) - Greg StoneGreg StoneGreg Stone is an Australian actor who has appeared in films, television and on stage.-Biography:Stone graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney in 1983 and won a Helpmann Award and Green Room Award for Best Actor for his role of George W. Bush in David Hare’s Stuff Happens...
as Premier Carter (Series 1) - Noni HazelhurstNoni HazelhurstLeonie Elva "Noni" Hazlehurst is an Australian actress. She won the Best Support Actress in a Single Series in the Logie Awards of 1985. After attending St Leonard's College in Brighton East, Victoria, Hazlehurst completed a Bachelor of Arts in 1973 at Flinders University in Adelaide...
as Midwife (Series 2) - Marty SheargoldMarty SheargoldMartin "Marty" Sheargold is an Australian stand-up comedian and radio broadcaster. He is best known for his role on the Triple M radio show The Shebang with Fifi Box...
as Paolo (Series 2 and 3) - Hamish BlakeHamish BlakeHamish Donald Blake is an Australian comedian, actor, author and bodybuilder from Melbourne, Australia. Since 2003, he has worked with Andy Lee as part of the comedy duo Hamish and Andy. The pair have performed live and on television and radio, most notably with their drive-time radio program...
as HD News Journalist, Jake Jackson (Series 2) - Vince ColosimoVince ColosimoVincenzo Colosimo is an Australian AFI Award winning stage, television and screen actor. He has worked in both Australia and the United States.-Personal life:...
as Adrian Green, Head of the Australian Library Association (Series 2) - Tony MartinTony Martin (comedian)Tony Francis Martin is a comedian and writer from Te Kuiti, New Zealand who has had a successful TV, radio, stand-up and film career in Australia.- Career :...
as Gene, Adrian Green's boyfriend (Series 2) - Angus SampsonAngus SampsonAngus Murray Lincoln Sampson is an Australian actor, voice-over artist, director and writer based in Los Angeles and Melbourne.-Early life:Sampson was born in Sydney, Australia. A former ward of the state, he was educated at the Trinity Grammar School in Sydney prior to winning a place at The...
as Xavier Fisher (Series 3) - Lachy HulmeLachy HulmeLachy Hulme is an Australian-born actor and screenwriter. He wrote the feature film Men With Guns, and co-wrote Let's Get Skase, a comedy-adventure, which Hulme starred in....
as Hasan, Nada's ex-husband. (Series 3) - Peter Garret as himself (series 3)
Series 1 DVD & Blu Ray release
| The Librarians | ||
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Robyn Butler Robyn Butler is an Australian writer, actor and producer who is best known for her starring role in the television comedy series The Librarians. Butler hosted a radio program called Tough Love on the Triple M network... and Wayne Hope Wayne Hope Wayne Hope is an Australian actor, writer, director, and producer. He is married to comedienne and actress Robyn Butler. Together they run the production company Gristmill. He is mainly known for his comedic roles in television and film.-Television:... |
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| Region 4 5 December 2007 | ||
Series 2 DVD & Blu Ray release
| The Librarians Series 2 | ||
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Robyn Butler Robyn Butler is an Australian writer, actor and producer who is best known for her starring role in the television comedy series The Librarians. Butler hosted a radio program called Tough Love on the Triple M network... , Wayne Hope Wayne Hope Wayne Hope is an Australian actor, writer, director, and producer. He is married to comedienne and actress Robyn Butler. Together they run the production company Gristmill. He is mainly known for his comedic roles in television and film.-Television:... , Roz Hammond Roz Hammond Rosalind Hammond was born in Western Australia, often credited as Ros or Roz, is an Australian comic actress and writer.Her television appearances include 3 series of The Micallef Programme... and Heidi Arena Heidi Arena Heidi Arena is an Australian actress who is best known as a core cast member of the improvisational comedy Thank God You're Here and the comedy series The Librarians. She also appeared in the series Blue Heelers and in a supporting role on the comedy drama series Last Man Standing.-External links:... |
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| Region 4 1 October 2009 (Series 1&2 Blu Ray Also Released) | ||
See also
- List of Australian television series
- List of Australian Broadcasting Corporation programs
External links
- ABC TV – The Librarians
- Lallo, Michael: Fun between the covers, The Age
- Media Release
- TV Week