When The Government Asks For An Independent Consultation | Utopia

Tony and the team work to somehow justify a cross-city tunnelling project that all experts agree is not viable. Angered by the incompetence of an employee, Nat attempts to fire her. Amy becomes the barista of the office.

Season 2 Episode 7: Reporting For Duty

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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! ☕

[jjsc]

COMPLETELY accurate for the sickness of politically connected consultancy grift machine. Most with revolving-door senior ex-pollies greasing the corruption.

[blaisekeen]

That lean forward moment was beautifully organised. Whoever directed this knows actions are worth more than script

[ithinkurf]

I kid you not. I worked for a company that paid PWC to re write a 800 page policy document. They charged 600k and all they did was change punctuation and sentence structures. They did not get paid.

[darkjack]

sort of a spiritual successor to "yes, prime minister"

How on earth do you guys keep predicting the future. You’re absolutely amazing!

[raineyau]

This applies to any corporation where there are vested interests in getting a particular outcome.

[dandy-lions]

"I thought these planning instructors were impartial." "So they are - railway trains are impartial, too, but if you lay down the lines for them, that's the way they go." - Yes Minister, "The Middle-Class Rip-off"

[secularist]

Never initiate a review fir which you don't already know the result.

[the-flatulator]

I can't tell you how happy I am Utopia is returning. It gives me a reason to keep living!

[xchazz]

The gravy train never stops when you're corrupt.

[waynetradingfutures]

Absolutely love the impeccable timing between Rob and Neil. Their work in The Hollowmen was outstanding entertainment ❤️👍✨

[randomcommenterfromdownund]

I've seen this movie (in real life) more times than I can count on two hands. Smart money knows that they conclude something other than what the government wants to conclude, at their own peril. Just ask the bloke who prepared the initial heritage assessment of the Powerhouse Museum in Ultimo, whose contract was ended after he'd delivered the draft of his report to the government, but before they received the final version of it. (Spoiler you can probably guess: It concluded that the parts of the building the government wanted to tear down to put up something that looks like a 1970s classroom building from America, had heritage value and should be preserved.) They actually replaced his firm with another that concluded (surprise) that the parts the government wanted to tear down had no heritage value.

[missbeth]

I love how much better my job seems after watching these.

[OldFellaDave]

Was this PWC running out to tell their clients about the new government initiative and how to rort it?

[yfelwulf]

Whoever writes this stuff has worked in government this is documentary not comedy.

[KountryKonnect]

I work as an independent consultant, the portrayal is bang-on.. to the point that i'm embarrassed to admit it..

[lizzie]

Haha I love how they all lean forward 😅 this show is so on point 😂

[kenoliver]

The only thing this misses is that the "quants" - the ones who actually do the work - would be much younger. In fact graduates fresh from uni. Experience is very expensive, and you cannot make obscene profits from an expert consultancy if you hire actual experts.

[angelaballard]

Laughing already. The leaning in on ' secret'. can't wait!!