Do Tasmanians Want A New Stadium? | Utopia

Concerned that Tasmania's infrastructure needs have been overlooked, Jim sends Tony and the team south for a series of public forums.

Season 1 Episode 6: Then We Can Build It

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Set inside the offices of the “Nation Building Authority”, a federal government organisation responsible for overseeing major infrastructure projects, Utopia explores that moment when bureaucracy and grand dreams collide.

Starring Rob Sitch, Celia Pacquola, Dave Lawson, Kitty Flanagan, Anthony 'Lehmo' Lehmann, Luke McGregor, Dilruk Jayasinha, Nina Oyama.

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[workingdogproductions]

A new season of Utopia is coming Wednesday 7 June 8pm to ABC TV + iview! 🚧

[KeoniDSouza]

I don’t know why, but “Tony the receptionist” keeps bringing me close to tears.

[ThatREALAnnoyingGuy]

2023 Australian government: We are anouncing Tasmania's first stadium!
Utopia: You rang?

[peterryan]

“We don’t do satire, we do observation.”

[madbrowndog]

In most countries they make documentaries after the fact. In Australia we have a long history of making satire, and in due course it comes to pass. (Frontline, The Hollowmen, Rake, Utopia.)

[the_real_bin_chicken]

You guys predicted the future better than the Simpsons!
First our defence policy, now this!

[ellarobinson]

This stings. I didn't realise Utopia was supposed to be a documentary. 🫠

[-ty]

I work as a contractor for local, state and a little federal Oz government offices. You guys are ALWAYS spot on with what's going on, even before THEY are! Keep it up.

[masondegaulle]

I often can't bear to watch Utopia. I've worked in private sector alongside public service and this show cuts way too close to home for comfort.

[Aritro]

I assumed this had been written and filmed quickly as a promo in the last two days until I read the comments. Wow. That's pretty fkn eerie.

[rickdrewer]

Simply a brilliant piece of script writing and acting.

[Awen]

You're all just short-sighted.
I, for one, long for the days in which I can sit in traffic for hours on end listening to my favourite podcasts because a city whose infrastructure was built for horses and carts insists on building a stadium LITERALLY ON THE WORST POSSIBLE STREET FOR TRAFFIC IN THE WHOLE CITY.

But who knows. Maybe once it's up and running they'll be able to fit 60, 000 homeless people in it. The way the rental market is going it might just come to that.

[zarfle]

The writing is just terrific. Sacrilegious, I know, but to me it's as good as Yes Minister. Bravo 👏

[ebeohpp]

Watched this episode in full last week and enjoyed the small line "It doesn't need a roof".🤣🤣🤣

[carlbennett]

As a Tasmanian, this is very inaccurate. The stadium is priority #95, just below the swim-in salmon pens filled with sharks.

[jasondoust]

I work in the public service. Never quite sure if Utopia beaches the Official Secrets Act or whether to claim it on my timesheet. : )

[jeffddefive]

BRILLIANT! Not sure how working Dog takes the credit for these shows, I reckon they just have cameras in govt departments, change a few names and presto, we have Utopia🤣

[clabood]

When a 10 year old tv show reference is still relevant. Just shows how slow the government is with infrastructure.

[pqf]

I stumbled on this as I'm researching Tasmania as a setting for a book. This is absolutely hilarious!!!!

[majorowe]

amazing foresight. nothing has changed.