1 Top Pick Wednesday 26 August, 9:00pm or later on iview Utopia After years of meticulous planning nothing should prevent a major tunnelling project getting off the ground. Except Rhonda (Kitty Flanagan). Meanwhile Nat (Celia Pacquola) makes the fatal mistake of asking HR for help; while a minor problem with their air conditioning leads to a major problem with their air conditioning repairman. Stars Rob Sitch, Celia Pacquola, Kitty Flanagan, Anthony Lehmann, Luke McGregor, Dave Lawson, Michelle Lim Davidson, Emma-Louise Wilson, Toby Truslove. #Utopia Short synopsis After years of meticulous planning nothing should prevent a major tunnelling project getting started. Except Rhonda. Meanwhile Nat makes the fatal mistake of asking HR for help. CAST: Rob Sitch, Kitty Flanagan, Celia Pacquola. Production details Written and produced by Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner and Rob Sitch. Executive Producer: Michael Hirsh. Original casting by Jane Kennedy. Directed by Rob Sitch. ABC Commissioning Editors: Rick Kalowski and Brett Sleigh. A Working Dog Production in association with ABC TV. Contact Kim Bassett on 03 9524 2580 / 0409 600 456 or [email protected] For previews, more information and images visit the media portal. 2 Top Pick Friday 28 August, 9:40pm or later on iview High Class Call Girls Premiere High Class Call Girls delves into the modern face of high- class prostitution. This no-holds-barred documentary explores the lives of high-class prostitutes Miss Emily B and Cookie Jane, who charge thousands of pounds for a night with clients who find them on an ‘adults only’. In the last three years in the UK the sex industry has been transformed as location-based smart phone and web apps have given sex workers more independence and control of their business than ever before. Now a client can log in with their location in any city, see a list of the prostitutes within, say, a kilometre: photos, services offered, fees and client reviews. Then simply just click to make a booking... Directed by Dan Reed, High Class Call Girls is an Amos Pictures production for Channel 4. Short synopsis This no-holds-barred documentary explores the lives of high-class prostitutes Miss Emily B and Cookie Jane, who charge thousands of pounds for a night with clients who find them on an ‘adults only’ app. Production details Directed by Dan Reed, High Class Call Girls is an Amos Pictures production for Channel 4. Contact Bridget Stenhouse (02) 8333 3847 or [email protected] For previews, more information and images visit the media portal. 3 Top Pick Sunday 23 August, 8:30pm or later on iview Vera New Series Based on the novels written by Ann Cleeves, Oscar winner Brenda Blethyn stars as Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope as she tries to crack some of the toughest cases in Northumberland. Stanhope is obsessive about her work and driven by her own demons. If she’s lonely she doesn’t show it, and she faces the world with caustic wit, guile and courage. Her trusted and long- suffering colleague Joe Ashworth (David Leon) is her right-hand man and surrogate son. Together they approach every new case with unparalleled gusto and professionalism. Short synopsis Based on the novels written by Ann Cleeves, Oscar winner Brenda Blethyn stars as Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope as she tries to crack some of the toughest cases in Northumberland. Production details Executive Producers are Kate Bartlett and Elaine Collins. Vera is an ITV Production Contact Bridget Stenhouse on (02) 8333 3847 or [email protected] Not currently available for preview. For more information and images visit the media portal. 4 Top Pick Tuesday 25 August, 4:15pm or later on iview Odd Squad New Series/Weekdays at 4.15pm Odd Squad is a live-action comedy about a high-tech organisation run by kids, that investigates anything strange, weird and especially odd. If there is a fire, you call the fire department. A crime, you call the police. But if your dog has doubled, or your spouse has shrunk, then that’s a job for Odd Squad. Each episode follows lead agents Olive and Otto as they track down villains, stop odd creatures and help townsfolk with odd conditions like The Skips or The Sing-Alongs. Odd Squad has a fun, goofy and irreverent style that includes sight gags, one-liners, absurd situations and plenty of slapstick. Also, embedded in each Odd Squad story is a math concept aimed at kids in grades 1-2. #OddSquad Agents Olive and Otto work for an organisation run by kids that investigate anything strange, weird and especially odd. Their job is to put things right again. Who do they work for? They work for Odd Squad. Short synopsis Zero Effect - Olive and Otto must stop zeroes from disappearing before the missing zeroes destroy the town…and Otto turns into a baby. Production details 2014 Odd Productions LLC Contact Tracey Taylor on 03 9524 2313 / 0419 528 213 or [email protected] For previews, more information and images visit the media portal. 5 Monday 24 August, 4:25pm or later on iview Little Lunch Final/Weekdays at 4.25pm Little Lunch is a 26 x 15’ mockumentary comedy series that takes place during fifteen highly significant minutes of a child’s life; that of snack time in the primary school playground. Occasionally the children are joined by Mrs Gonsha, their much-loved teacher, who has an enormously generous spirit and a tendency to nod off in class… Little Lunch tackles the big issues in the playground: Who gets to go on the monkey bars? Who gets to join whose club? Who gets Mrs Gonsha off the top of the slide pole when she gets stuck? Little Lunch tells stories that may seem small to adults, but loom large for kids. It uses observational humour to explore themes which govern children: fear, anxiety, friendship, loyalty, trust and abandonment. (Actually those themes govern adults too, which explains why parents will also love this series.) Rory is bewildered and confused when he finds out a grade six girl likes him. Although Battie and Atticus give some advice about what to do next, the boys decide they really need to ask the girls for help. Tamara and Melanie are excited for Rory but Debra-Jo can’t understand why she feels so cross about it. And after Debra-Jo agrees to help Rory practise kissing, Rory can’t understand what he feels at all. CAST: Olivia Deeble, Madison Lu, Faith Seci, Joshua Sitch, Flynn Curry, Oisin O’Leary and Heidi Arena. #LittleLunchabc3 Short synopsis Rory is bewildered and confused when he finds out a grade six girl likes him, and Debra-Jo can’t understand why she feels so cross about it. CAST: Faith Seci, Flynn Curry, Madison Lu, Oisin O’Leary, Joshua Sitch, Olivia Deeble. Production details A Gristmill Production in association with ABC3, Australian Children’s Television Foundation, Screen Australia and Film Victoria. Produced by Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope. Executive Producers Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope and Geoff Porz. ACTF Executive Producer Bernadette O’Mahony. ABC Executive Producer Simon Hopkinson. Contact Tracey Taylor on 03 9524 2313 / 0419 528 213 or [email protected] For previews, more information and images visit the media portal. 6 Monday 24 August, 8:30pm or later on iview Humans Laura is shocked, but also vindicated when Mattie tells her that she has seen Anita acting strangely and is determined to get to the bottom of things. Joe finds himself alone with Anita. Increasingly frustrated at his wife’s secrecy and worried about the identity of ‘Tom’, Joe gets drunk and his relationship with Anita takes a new direction. Suspended from work, Pete’s stuck in the house and going stir crazy having to share it with Synth Simon. Sick of his selfish behaviour Jill finally snaps. A shocked Pete ends up staying on workmate Karen’s sofa. Her house is oddly empty of the usual human detritus, but Pete has no idea that this is because of the secret Karen is hiding. At Laura’s insistence, the Hawkins finally take Anita for testing and are shocked to discover that she’s not brand new – she’s 14-years-old. But who owned her before? After meeting Leo through the headcracker forum, Mattie thinks she might have an idea. Niska’s desire for revenge reaches a brutal climax when she stumbles across a ‘smash club’. Hobb is hot on her trail, but Leo has a revelation that could change things for all of them forever. CAST: Tom Goodman-Hill, Gemma Chan, Katherine Parkinson and Colin Morgan. #Humans Short synopsis Joe gets too close to the beautiful Anita, whilst Karen is perhaps not what she seems. Leo gets one step closer to finding Mia, and Niska wreaks revenge. CAST: Tom Goodman-Hill, Katherine Parkinson. Production details Produced by Kudos in association with Matador Films. Directed by Sam Donovan. Kudos Executive Producers Jane Featherstone and Derek Wax. Produced by Chris Fry for Kudos. Produced by Henrik Widman and Lars Lundström for Matador Films. Written by Sam Vincent and Jonathan Brackley. Contact Tracey Taylor on 03 9524 2313 / 0419 528 213 or [email protected] For previews, more information and images visit the media portal. 7 Tuesday 25 August, 8:30pm or later on iview Kevin McCloud’s Escape to the Wild: Sweden Final Kevin McCloud travels toward the Arctic Circle to meet Richard and Claire Rees, an intrepid British couple who’ve given up their jobs to live in a wooden cabin in the beautiful snow-covered forests of northern Sweden.