This is Littleton is a 4-part sketch comedy series produced by
High Wire Films which premiered in Australia on
ABC2
ABC TV Plus (formerly ABC2 and ABC Comedy) is an Australian free-to-air television channel owned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and part of its ABC Television network. The channel broadcasts a range of general entertainment pr ...
.
Overview
The series is set in and around Littleton City Council. Its staff and ratepayers navigate busking licence auditions, animal control officers convinced they are in the mob and Mayors with delusions of grandeur, while its municipal rooms-for-hire lure wildly inappropriate dance teachers, dubious self-improvement classes and harangued relationship counsellors.
The series was created by
Amanda Brotchie
Amanda Brotchie, born in Melbourne, Victoria), is an Australian director known for '' Picnic at Hanging Rock'' (2018), '' Mr Black'' (2019), '' Girlboss'' (2017), and '' Lowdown'' (2010-2012). She is also a writer, producer and linguist.
Caree ...
and Nicole Minchin and directed by Amanda Brotchie. Executive Producers are Amanda Brotchie, Nicole Minchin and
Adam Zwar
Adam Zwar (born 13 January 1972) is an Australian actor, voice artist, and writer. He is best known for co-creating the Australian comedy series '' Squinters'', '' Lowdown'', '' Wilfred'' and creating the critically acclaimed Channel 10 comedy ...
. Head Writers are Amanda Brotchie,
Karl Chandler
Karl Chandler is a former professional American football player who played six seasons as an offensive lineman for the New York Giants and Detroit Lions
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,
Tony Moclair
Tony Moclair (born 4 September 1969 in Cork, Ireland) is an Australian comedy actor, writer, performer and radio broadcaster. He has worked on various Australian radio networks, often appearing in character rather than as himself.
Radio
Mocl ...
,
Dave O'Neil
David O'Neil (born 8 May 1965) is an Australian stand-up comedian, actor, bass guitarist, writer, television and radio presenter with unusually large thumbs.
Early career
Dave was a Cub, Scout, Venturer and Rover. His late father Kevin was th ...
and Steen Raskopoulos.
The sketches are written and performed by
Ronny Chieng
Ronny Xin Yi Chieng (; born 21 November 1985) is a Malaysian comedian and actor. He is currently a senior correspondent on Comedy Central's ''The Daily Show'' and the creator and star of the ABC Australia sitcom '' Ronny Chieng: International St ...
,
Matt Okine
Matthew Okine (born 12 April 1985) is a stand-up comedian, author and radio presenter from Brisbane, Australia. Okine is of Ghanaian and European descent, born to his father, Mack Okine, and his mother Roslyn, who died of breast cancer when he w ...
, Melinda Cklamovska,
Tegan Higginbotham
Tegan Marie Higginbotham (born 25 March 1988) is an Australian comedian, writer and actress. Higginbotham contributes regularly as a sports columnist for ''The Age'' and writes a blog.
Personal life
Higginbotham was born in Dandenong, a suburb ...
,
Nathan Lovejoy
Nathan Lovejoy (born 2 December 1981) is an Australian actor, known for his roles as Principal Swift on the Disney Channel sci-fi teen sitcom '' Gabby Duran & the Unsittables'', for which he was nominated for a Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Award ...
, Miles O'Neil,
Morgana O'Reilly
Morgana O'Reilly (born 19 August 1985) is a New Zealand film, television and theatre actress. She has appeared in several theatre productions and created the one-woman play ''The Height of the Eiffel Tower'', which she performed at the Edinburg ...
, Stevo Petkovic,
Steen Raskopoulos, Zachary Ruane, Vachel Spirason, Jackson Tozer and Adele Vuko. It premiered on 20 February 2014 and ended on 13 March 2014.
The debut episode rated 73,000 in the top 5 capital city markets.
See also
*
List of Australian television series
Future shows
Seven
* ''The 1% Club'' (Seven Network game show 2023–)
* ''Apartment Rules'' (Seven Network reality 2023–)
* '' Animals Aboard with Dr Harry'' (Seven Network reality 2023–)
* ''Armchair Experts'' (Seven Network sports ...
References
External links
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming
Australian satirical television shows
2014 Australian television series debuts
English-language television shows
Australian television sketch shows