简介：澳大利亚ABC台最新喜剧类电视剧《图书管理员》讲述了一个图书馆馆长兼虔诚的天主教徒Frances OBrien所经历的种种磨难，她被迫雇佣她以前最好的朋友-现在的毒品商人Christine Grimwood作为孩子们的图书管理员。Frances必须想方设法包容她罪恶的过去，并专心准备图书馆最大的活动-图书周。A co-production between ABC TV and Gristmill Pty Ltd, The Librarians is the brainchild of actors/writers Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope. Married in real life, Butler and Hope will also star in the production.The six-part series centres on the trials and tribulations of Frances OBrien, 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 childrens 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 will also star Roz Hammond (The Micallef Programme, Welcher & Welcher), Bob Franklin (BoyTown, The Extra, The Craic), Kim Gyngell (The Comedy Company, Love and Other Catastrophes), Kate Kendall (Stingers), Heidi Arena (Thank God Youre Here, Blue Heelers), Stephen Ballantyne (Corpse Bride) and newcomers Josh Lawson (BoyTown, Blue Heelers) and Keith Brockett.Butler and Hope joined forces in 2004 to write and produce 13 short films called Stories from the Golf for SBS. Butler, who will play the lead character Frances, has starred in feature films including BoyTown and Crackerjack, as well as numerous television series. Most recently she teamed with Mick Molloy on the Triple Ms successful ToughLove program."We are thrilled to be making The Librarians. With 25,000 books on set we have fabricated the perfect excuse to extend our summer reading, added to which, the childrens library is very handy for cheap childcare, " said Robyn.Hope, who will direct all six episodes, is a seasoned performer with feature films such as BoyTown and many television roles including Stupid Stupid Man, Crashburn and TheMicallef rogramme to his credit.ABC TVs Executive Producer for Drama Miranda Dear added: "Its great to be working with such a dynamic comic team. With this series they bring their acute eye for social satire to bear on the world of the library in the most surprising ways. Borrowing a book may never seem as safe again."
