WRITER, CO-DIRECTOR AND STAR KITTY FLANAGAN BRINGS HER SINGULAR VOICE TO AN HILARIOUS NEW COMEDY THAT AFFECTIONALLY CHANNELS THE QUIRKS

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Previously a high-end contracts solicitor, Helen Bereaved relatives, long standing family feuds Tudor-Fisk (Kitty Flanagan) finds herself in the low and petty squabbles over money and inheritance rent world of wills and probate when she takes make this job as much about being a therapist the job at Gruber & Gruber, following a humiliating as a lawyer. marriage breakdown and professional fall from With a diverse supporting cast and stellar line-up grace. Navigating her new ‘career’ proves tricky, of professional comedian ‘special guests’, Fisk as Fisk realises the truth of her misplaced has broad appeal and is the perfect laugh-out-loud assumption: just because her clients are dead, tonic for our times. doesn’t mean she won’t have to deal with people. Fisk has been brought in to replace Roz Gruber (Julia Zemiro), a recently suspended solicitor “Kitty Flanagan is, quite simply, one who has temporarily appointed herself the office manager. No longer allowed to sit in with clients, of the funniest humans alive, and Roz now has nothing else to do but get all up a show created by and starring her in Helen’s business. is long overdue. Ray Gruber, Roz’s brother (Marty Sheargold) hired Every page of these scripts is laugh- Helen in a fit of laziness but also because Helen out-loud funny, and the cast and crew is a ‘mature lady’ which has proven to be the that she’s pulled together guarantee preferred option for clients who are grieving. Unfortunately, Helen is not that kind of mature lady. this series is going to be a ripper. Roz is always lurking, Ray is always skiving off and What a treat for all of us.” there’s often a scuffle in reception that Helen is forced to take control of. With the help of the quirky probate clerk, George — TODD ABBOTT, ABC HEAD OF COMEDY (Aaron Chen), Helen attempts to find her feet in the messy world of probate; where the clients are at their most irrational and it’s never as simple , New Zealand UK & European Sales as just dividing up the money. & Rest of World Sales London Office Head Office TEL +44 20 7808 1361 700 Harris Street [email protected] Ultimo NSW 2007, Australia abccommercial.com/contentsales TEL +61 2 8333 3970 [email protected] abccommercial.com/contentsales EPISODE 1: PORTRAIT OF A LADY On her first day at Gruber & Gruber Helen consults with Ruth O’Malley (Alison Whyte) who wants Helen to enforce the ‘vasectomy clause’ in her mother’s will. The clause states that Ruth’s brother Dean, a free-spirited artist, will only inherit his share if he has a vasectomy. Roz calls Helen’s old boss and finds out that Helen was fired from her last job but she agrees to keep her on if Helen will submit to some mentoring. Helen gets an after-hours visit from Dean O’Malley ().

EPISODE 2: CREMAINS OF THE DAY Helen mediates a case between a bereaved daughter, Gina Munster (Daniela Farinacci) and Kellie-Joy Fraser (Jessica Redmayne), the new, much younger partner of Gina’s dead father, Alan Munster. Both women want Alan Munster’s ashes. Helen mediates an agreement whereby Kellie-Joy will get one teaspoon of ashes but at the last minute, Gina reneges on the deal. Meanwhile, Helen has an awkward family lunch at Dad’s house, which culminates with her father accidentally killing a pesky possum with his homemade sling shot. Helen is kicked out of her Airbnb for being ‘too messy’ and ‘complaining too much’ about everything. EPISODE 3: TAKEN Helen meets with Eileen Popovitch (Annie Lee) who is demanding power of attorney over her mother, Daphne (Colette Mann) because she has dementia. Meanwhile, Helen’s estranged husband, William G.H Ford (Bert La Bonte) is in town for the writer’s festival and shows up at Gruber & Gruber to ask Helen for shared custody of their dog, Artie. The following day, Eileen brings her mother Daphne to Gruber & Gruber to convince Helen that Daphne is not compos mentis. While Helen is at work William shows up at May and Graham’s to take Artie for a walk and never returns with him. Helen makes a late afternoon dash to the writer’s festival to find Artie and makes a scene at William’s serious writerly panel, run by iiterary interlocutor, Lindy Baxter-Smythe (Marg Downey).

EPISODE 4: DEAD MAN TEXTING The Gruber & Gruber workplace is a-buzz because their favourite temp, Fun Peggy (Bessie Holland) is coming in to help out with a deceased estate. Helen doesn’t understand what’s so fun about Fun Peggy, but everyone else, including George, thinks she is ‘a hoot’. Helen tries to hand off a court case because she has no actual court experience and then has to ask Dad for help. Before she knows it, Dad and Viktor are staging a mock trial to help her up her court game. Meanwhile, Helen looks into a will where a woman’s dead husband has arranged to keep texting her from beyond the grave. EPISODE 5: EPISODE 6: LADIES IN BLACK HONOUR THY FATHER Ray palms off one of his cases to Helen because Roz announces that Gruber & Gruber has been he is scared of the opposing counsel, Alice Pike nominated for a Small Business Award at the (Georgina Naidu). While working late one night, local council awards night. The judging is done Helen stumbles upon Roz’s passion project; an by a ‘mystery judge’ who could come at any all-woman harmony group (available to sing at time’, so she instructs everyone to be on their funerals) called, The Sadrigals (Linda Bull, Sun best behaviour and has a quiet word to Helen Park, Louisa Wall). Alice Pike reports Roz to the about her ubiquitous brown suit. Helen meets legal board for supposedly breaching her terms with Petro (Alex Papps), a man who is convinced of suspension and Roz, determined to clear her he is the illegitimate son of a recently deceased name, arranges a special ‘hearing’ with board newsreader. Helen and George try to put on their member, Alex Pang (Sam Pang), where best faces for every client, including Blayden The Sadrigals will perform. Tork (Ed Kavalee) who comes in to consult with Helen about his will. A scuffle in reception has Helen and George worried that they’ve blown their chances of winning an award. Roz puts her best face (and dress and hairdo) forward at the awards night anyway, determined to enjoy the evening. AUDIENCE HIGHLIGHTS

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*As of March 2021 SOCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Seriously, Kitty, Marty, Julia AND Glenn! I thought I’d died and gone to heaven. Absolutely Hilarious!!! @tassaj

So funny! I didn’t want it to end @LindaAnne55

It was fabulous. Long may it reign on our screens! @MeganRandHsmum MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS I only have to look at Aaron Chen ‘Hilarious and peppered with laugh out loud to laugh moments’ @PaulMarsh111 Daily Telegraph

‘It’s just the ‘press pause’ on your weekly Laughed all the way through. And I’m outrage you may need, with added chuckles’ a retired probate solicitor called Roz Sunday Telegraph @Roslyn Collins ‘Brilliant new comedy series’ Weekend Australian I’m still laughing after watching this last night – so, so brilliant and funny ‘Gruber & Gruber provides great fodder @Janet Cansdell for the kind of dark, acerbic comedy Flanagan does best’ The Age Comic genius! @Kerry Bird ‘With her typical dry and witty humour, comedian Kitty Flanagan has captured the lighter side of life’s troubles’ OMG as a forty hem hmm (50) ABC Radio National year old solicitor – could not love this more! So excellent ‘Kitty Flanagan has created a memorable lead’ @Virginia Wise Sydney Morning Herald MEET THE KEY CAST AND CREATIVES VINCENT SHEEHAN PRODUCER Vincent Sheehan is a film & TV producer and founding partner of the award-winning independent production company Porchlight Films, renowned for its portfolio of bold, cinematic screen content that has advanced the careers of numerous Australian directors, writers and actors. Vincent’s impressive slate of credits as producer include feature films Jasper Jones starring Toni Collette, Hugo Weaving and Angourie Rice, The Hunter starring Willem Dafoe and Mullet starring Ben Mendelsohn. He has also acted as EP on Cate Shortland’s feature Lore, David Michod’s debut feature Animal Kingdom, and more recently Justin Kurzel’s The True History Of The Kelly Gang, based on Peter Carey’s acclaimed Booker Prize winning novel and starring Nicholas Hoult, Essie Davis, Charlie Hunnam and Russell Crowe. In the realm of TV, Vincent co-created and produced the 8-part mystery series The Kettering Incident; starring Elizabeth Debicki, it went on to win SPA, AACTA and Logie Awards for best mini-series. His latest TV series Operation Buffalo, written and directed by Peter Duncan (Rake), won the Best Comedy Series at the 2020 Berlin Series Festival. KITTY FLANAGAN WRITER • CO-DIRECTOR • STAR Kitty Flanagan is one of Australia’s most successful writer/actor/comedians. Not only do Kitty’s award- winning stand-up tours regularly sell out theatres across Australia, her comedy clearly translates around the world – she has spent almost a decade performing in the UK as well as Germany, Canada, The Netherlands, France, South Africa and Japan. Kitty’s work as a writer/performer on UK (ITV) and regular appearances on comedy/quiz show Have You Been Paying Attention? (Channel 10), as well as her comedy segments on light entertainment programs such as The Project (Channel 10) and ABC’s The Weekly with , have made her a household name. With a cult following for her role as the annoying (but on- point) PR manager Rhonda in the multi-award winning comedy Utopia, Kitty’s status as national treasure was further cemented following the publication of her best- selling, multi-award winning book 488 Rules for Life. With over 140,000 copies sold, it won the ABIA ‘Non-Fiction Book of 2020’ and was nominated as one of the books that got readers through lockdown (Daily Advertiser). JULIA ZEMIRO CAST Television presenter, radio host, actress, singer, writer and comedian, Julia Zemiro is a household name, best known as the host of the music quiz and live performance show RocKwiz and for her acclaimed factual entertainment series Home Delivery, which she co-produces. She has co-hosted the Eurovision Song Contest (2008-2016), and has worked with a multitude of international touring artists including documentary-maker Louis Theroux, author Bill Bryson, Stephen Fry and medical guru Michael Mosley. Julia was also the BBC UK choice for the exclusive Australian TV interview with Peter Capaldi on his worldwide press tour for Dr Who, and has co- hosted ABC/BBC’s Stargazing Live with Brian Cox for the last three years. PENNY FLANAGAN WRITER Sydney-based writer and musician Penny Flanagan is the published author of books including the children’s novel Changing The Sky, as well as adult fictionSing To Me and Surviving Hal. Penny has also written for a range of TV projects including the children’s series Drop Dead Weird, and is an ongoing contributor to the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, where her funny opinion pieces have made her an audience favourite. She is also a regular contributor to choice.com.au, babyology.com, kidspot. com.au and various NewsCorp websites. TOM PETERSON CO-DIRECTOR AACTA Award-winning Tom Peterson is a producer/ director with a unique creative relationship with Kitty Flanagan, producing and directing her hugely popular segments on The Weekly – many of which went viral, garnering millions of views. Tom’s other credits include series producing Hamish & Andy’s Perfect Holiday for Channel Nine, as well as Hamish & Andy’s Gap Year Asia, Gap Year South America and True Story with Hamish & Andy. Tom also directed shorts for Amazon Prime’s 2019 Stand-up Special.