The Librarians (TV series)

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The Librarians
The Librarians title card
Genre	Situation comedy
Created by	Wayne Hope
Directed by	Wayne Hope
Starring	Robyn Butler Roz Hammond Heidi Arena Keith Brockett Bob Franklin Kym Gyngell Wayne Hope Josh Lawson
Composer(s)	James Black
Country of origin	Australia
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC TV
Audio format	Stereo
First shown in	Australia
Original run	31 October 2007 – present
External links
Official website
IMDb profile

The Librarians is an Australian television comedy series which premiered on Wednesday 31 October 2007 on ABC TV. It is produced, written by and stars Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope, and is directed by Hope. The first series comprised of six half-hour episodes.

The series centres on the trials and tribulations of Frances O'Brien, a devout Catholic and 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.

The Librarians theme music is an upbeat variation on the popular jazz chart "A Night in Tunisia" by Dizzy Gillespie.

A second series with another six episodes will be filmed and aired in late 2008.^[1]

1 Episodes
2 Cast
- 2.1 Main cast
- 2.2 Guests
3 DVD Release
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Episodes

#	Airdate	Audience (millions)	Plot
1	31 October 2007	1.29^[2]	Frances O'Brien is planning for Book Week when her former best friend and nemesis Christine Grimwood applies for the position of Children's Librarian to help her in her court case for drug trafficking. Frances tries to discover who deposited dog faeces in the Returns chute.
2	7 November 2007	1.08^[3]	Frances goes into overdrive as Middleton Interactive Centre has been chosen to showcase Book Week after a visit from a minder from the Premier's Office. Despite her pending charges of drug possession, Christine will play a starring role alongside the exasperated Frances. A graffiti problem and a life drawing class starring a member of staff are further distractions. Frances tries to discover who deposited two plants in the Returns chute.
3	14 November 2007	1.00^[4]	Frances delves into makeover territory as she prepares for Book Week. Frances tries to discover who has been depositing kebabs in the Returns chute.
4	21 November 2007	1.04^[5]	Frances is coping with the backlash of the school holidays. Frances tries to discover who has been making obscene drawings on books in the library.
5	28 November 2007	0.99^[6]	Frances confesses to the Father how she has been unfaithful and catches Christine having phone sex with her boyfriend and photocopying her breasts. An amnesty on late books causes confusion in the community when people think the amnesty is for illegal immigrants, guns or wildlife.
6	5 December 2007	1.00^[7]	Frances is flushed with excitement over Book Week but not for long and the truth behind Dawn's accident is revealed. She and Christine end up together in an unlikely way.

[edit] Cast

[edit] Main cast

Robyn Butler as Frances O'Brien
Roz Hammond as Christine Grimwood
Bob Franklin as Neil Slider
Kim Gyngell as Father Harris
Heidi Arena as Dawn McConnaughey
Stephen Ballantyne as Matthew Petinskov
Josh Lawson as Lachie Davis
Nicole Nabout as Nada al Farouk
Keith Brockett as Ky Lee
Wayne Hope as Terry O'Brien

[edit] Guests

[edit] DVD Release

The Librarians
	Set Details	Special Features
	6 Episodes 16:9 Aspect Ratio Subtitles: Yes English (2.0 Stereo) Total running time: Approx 172 minutes	Audio commentary by Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope Photo board ABC promo interview Alternative ending for Episode 4 Deleted scene from Episode 6
	Release Dates
	Region 4 December 5, 2007