One Scene That Perfectly Sums Up Each Character

One Scene That Perfectly Sums Up Each Character | Utopia

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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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0:00 Nat Russell
0:36 Ashan De Silva
1:04 Rhonda Stewart
2:41 Courtney Kano
3:06 Karsten Leith
4:20 Brian Collins
4:53 Amy Kim
5:18 Jim Gibson
5:53 Beverley Sadler
6:38 Scott Byrnes
7:14 Hugh McKay
7:35 Katie Norris
8:07 Tony Woodford

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@user-jk9kt9dd6o 3 ай бұрын

My wife is an Executive Officer and she wont watch Utopia, she says she starts to feel stressed and depressed. It's TOO real. I just point at the TV and piss myself laughing "Look, it's you at work losing your shit at the muppets".

@SenseiEpu 2 ай бұрын

I felt the same about The Office. That's why I've never seen it.

@meol0390 2 ай бұрын

@@SenseiEpuI painfully watched my way through the entirety of the Office…

@chook1311 2 ай бұрын

Such a good story

@Clynikal 2 ай бұрын

I felt the same way working in the public service. It’s too close to reality. Sometimes it feels like they are just writing the script off CCTV.

@user-jk9kt9dd6o 2 ай бұрын

@@Clynikal the episode where they're looking at projects in the Northern Territory, there's a line in there that a bloke I know says came straight out of a meeting they had over exactly that project. So they have someone on the inside.

@matty101yttam 3 ай бұрын

"they're the experts" "where do we fit in" "you don't" lol

@yfelwulf 3 ай бұрын

"Never attribute to malice, what can be adequately be explained by stupidity."

@Hraefncin 3 ай бұрын

Or old fashioned greed.

@solikewhatlol 3 ай бұрын

Case in point. I didnt take your comment personally. I just think your too stupid to get a jargon file quote correct.

@tenou213 2 ай бұрын

@@Hraefncin Nah, getting caught being greedy is stupid.

@taherelm277 Ай бұрын

Hamlin's Razor, does explain government quite well actually

@noone-ld7pt Ай бұрын

@@taherelm277 Think you mean Hanlon's Razor, but I definitely agree

@kiwiguy72 3 ай бұрын

Love the last one! "Protecting our trade with China, from China".

@nicholassmith7984 3 ай бұрын

It's not the trade that's the problem (though that is one;) it's the CCP's regional ambitions.

@kiwiguy72 3 ай бұрын

@@nicholassmith7984 that has absolutely nothing to do with the scene or the comedic value.

@warrenallsopp 3 ай бұрын

@@nicholassmith7984 Not fair. You're obviously one of the show's writers.

@MarksElectricLife 3 ай бұрын

As near to perfect as satire can be!

@captainpoppleton 3 ай бұрын

@@nicholassmith7984 .....so we are going to stop China's regional ambitions ? No we are not. China could take over Taiwan, The Phillipines and Tasmania and we would do nothing.

@NickJohnCoop 3 ай бұрын

I really want this series to end with Tony calmly telling each of these people exactly what he thinks of them.

@DanielMasmanian 3 ай бұрын

As they're sitting smuggly in Blofeld chairs above the shark tank?

@Fifthsboy 2 ай бұрын

Particularly Rhonda and Jim. I get the feeling only Natalie would escape

@rustycherkas8229 Ай бұрын

Pointless (and "Tony" knows it.) Been there and done that. Easier to get a bullet INTO Superman than to get characters like these (Rhonda, Jim) to see themselves for what they are. This series isn't comedy. It's a documentary based on true stories.

@kparker2430 Ай бұрын

it ends with tony fronting a government inquiry and taking the fall. Rhonda and Jim live happily ever after and Nat moves to Tassy and does real estate

@gokhanj.yenigun7933 3 ай бұрын

I would not wanna raise tensions. Where? In this room. ROFL!

@well-blazeredman6187 3 ай бұрын

Best line: 'To search Asians for food.' Well, it made me LOL.

@paksta 3 ай бұрын

That really is 90% of the show 😂

@cx-zy7us 2 ай бұрын

I had to pause to compose myself.

@RobertDK 2 ай бұрын

As a security personnel working for an undisclosed .. Building The scene with the security guard stopping, questioning the ID and access card situation only to find out said employee is using someone else’s card to get around the building is 100% accurate beyond belief!! 😂😂 had me in stitches as I can definitely relate. These guys have well and truly done the homework

@flopus7 25 күн бұрын

I've had subordinates do this. I was supervising security...

@Sam-ss3cw 3 ай бұрын

"Oh f you all...." Very common these days on Zoom (muted hopefully)

@Alex-dz2et 3 ай бұрын

Not if there’s also an Auslan interpreter 😂

@NickJohnCoop 3 ай бұрын

@@Alex-dz2etPretty sure any Aussie interpreter would do the same.

@Alex-dz2et 3 ай бұрын

@@NickJohnCoop what do you think an Auslan interpreter is?

@lukebrennan5780 3 ай бұрын

a very clear message to new arrivals "YOU ARE NOT WELCOME!" - Yep, every time I see them at airports. A BRIDGE TO TASMANIA! I'm dying.

@HeyThatsMe3 2 ай бұрын

0:35 No idea how many times I’ve watched this scene and never noticed the interpreter throw up the double bird. 😂 I swear I feel like a Mandela Effect Moment has occurred. Oh how oblivious I was all the times I’ve seen this scene.

@preacherjohn 2 ай бұрын

Good call, I missed that too! 😂😂

@Big_Al_4223 3 ай бұрын

I want to say you folk at working dog are geniuses, but it’s so accurate……you don’t have to make this stuff up. Perhaps “honest” or “opportunistic” is a better descriptor. Well done you for shining a light on, and/or making a buck off of telling it like it is.

@user-qp5pb5hi9q 3 ай бұрын

So so true. You said exactly what I wanted to say.😂😅

@paulbryce492 2 ай бұрын

There was a British Show from the 70's that did the same thing in their context. "Yes, Minister"

@suzanneedmonds1566 2 ай бұрын

@@paulbryce492 Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister were both brilliant TV programmes. Very funny but sadly too true as well.

@jamiejones8508 2 ай бұрын

I’m a long-standing yes minister fan…I always say this is yes minister for the 21st century!

@HeroinesReflection 2 ай бұрын

Tony represents the audience 😆

@user34274 3 ай бұрын

“What is this, QandA?” LMAOOO

@straightsilver3823 3 ай бұрын

I lost it!

@robertfioravanti9240 2 ай бұрын

Makes you want to laugh and cry at the same time Poor poor taxpayers

@janemacintyre9801 3 ай бұрын

Jim: Can I just have a couple of squares ...

@christopherofarrell8665 2 ай бұрын

Tony: No!

@ndyoutv Ай бұрын

Maybe off to the side, a circle!

@351Landau Ай бұрын

1.00 "Warnie" "How do you spell it?" 😂

@MrLittletube 2 ай бұрын

“Not built by the government”😂😂😂

@richardm7181 3 ай бұрын

I hate that I know these people - I hate how close Working Dog can nail the absurdity. But they are the best out there.

@thatsbollox 19 күн бұрын

Luvved the 4th one where the upset girl complains about a coffee cup she found in the recycle bin. Very serious problem that needed to be addressed.

@hardik6794 3 ай бұрын

To search asians for food 😭😂

@NxDoyle 3 ай бұрын

Great line.

@paulbryce492 2 ай бұрын

There was a British Show from the 70's that did the same thing in their context. "Yes, Minister"

@wierdalien1 Ай бұрын

80s

@tdb7992 26 күн бұрын

That show was very popular in Australia too.

@buzz092 19 күн бұрын

We have a much more modern one too called The Thick of It. Peter Capaldi before he became Doctor Who, doing a LOT of swearing.

@RDDHopsing77 14 күн бұрын

Remember it well. Very popular in Oz. Evolved into "Yes Prime Minister." Nigel Hawthorne as Sir Humphry Appleby was amazing.

@archiebunkerr9723 3 ай бұрын

It's a pity that we can't watch this great show in Europe. I would pay for it.

@Grovesternator 2 ай бұрын

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@daramaccarthy Ай бұрын

It’s live in a country where you live 😂

@Sequence0_Paradox Ай бұрын

May I offer the reddit piracy megathread as a solution?

@archiebunkerr9723 Ай бұрын

@@Sequence0_Paradox nah

@oldmanconklin 2 ай бұрын

The way the woman in white chokes on her coffee when the younger woman says, "Eight." ☕ 😂

@stuartzoo 2 ай бұрын

I’m so glad I found this show 😂

@brad1840 Ай бұрын

I work for the national parks and wildlife service and this is hauntingly accurate

@falloversideways 3 ай бұрын

Has he unplugged it? Oh yeah, he has. Hahahahahaha, poor Hughie

@simonchoi973 3 ай бұрын

You know what, at least we can laugh about it, we are not missing our great sense of humour

@Omertahun 28 күн бұрын

how do you know you laugh at the right thing. I for one, find this series horrifying and very stressful.

@baconfootball3995 3 ай бұрын

I need this is in the US

@petermcgill1315 3 ай бұрын

Hard hitting documentaries. Love it!

@v66catta84 3 ай бұрын

Great writing and casting! Working Dog, always a level above in creativity!

@user-ns2py9iq8j 3 ай бұрын

It’s more of a documentary 👍🏼🤣

@lainegordon5831 3 ай бұрын

I loved that show.

@miaosun4382 3 ай бұрын

this show is epic

@hmson4378 Ай бұрын

Just brilliant!!!!

@ianmcknight7310 3 ай бұрын

Spot on! well done WDP

@TERMINATIONBLISS08 Ай бұрын

When they're talking about Border Force, he is absolutely right about Asians bringing in food! I used to watch that show, and man those Asian grandmothers brought in so much food!

@shaneburns4349 3 ай бұрын

Aussie Gold.

@sarcasmo57 Ай бұрын

Nailed it.

@jimoinj 3 ай бұрын

We should probably visit you! 😂😂

@Biggaz1313 24 күн бұрын

Brilliant

@chrisbourke5062 2 ай бұрын

I wish I could stream this in the UK somehow!

@niloc1414 Ай бұрын

VPN

@Enlight_Entertain 3 ай бұрын

Its so Sri Lankan names 😂

@lazytitan6848 Ай бұрын

“Lets go with Warnie” “How do you spell that?”

@AHoardyBoi 3 ай бұрын

Scene at 6:50 had me crying, this is way too real

@danielschegh9695 3 ай бұрын

The planning and tender process? As a Canadian, I'm shocked they can do it so fast. Our F-35 procurement process started in 1997 with the program itself. In 2010 we announced plans to purchase. In 2015, current PM Justin Trudeau ran his election on a platform promising not to buy the F-35, by which time we'd already spent $309M USD on the program. Promises were made in 2016 to hold a competition and exclude the F-35, and to buy F/A-18 Super Hornets as interim solution. In 2017, the Super Hornets were cancelled. Formal competition started in 2019. In 2022, the results were in and the winner was ... the F-35. First deliveries will start in 2026.

@mnm8818 2 ай бұрын

@@danielschegh9695 by the time they deliver sufficient fighters, complete training, test runs, combat exercises, it will be obsolete

@p1rp568 2 ай бұрын

Canadian here. Our town's new hospital opened, eventually. Unboxed the new cardiac stress testing equipment that had been lying in wait. Treadmill didn't work. Warranty? Long since expired. On to purchasing...

@mnm8818 2 ай бұрын

@@p1rp568 income/ expense writeoff. non issue lol

@pnutz_2 Ай бұрын

@@danielschegh9695 oh god at least we got our first couple into the country in 2017, our submarines meanwhile....

@rocknral Ай бұрын

I love Nat. She really, really really wants to tell people to......go away.

@redrock1963 3 ай бұрын

A lot of work place "characters" fit into the category of mediocre leaving the rest standing above like "tall poppies" in the chaff. The main problem with this is that the chaff don't realize they are chaff and the tall poppies are left to work through the frustrations.

@Carlosbnker 9 күн бұрын

A national birthday center sounds wicked

@pdalea9256 Ай бұрын

Best best best laugh a minute reality show ever 🍻🕺

@roadwarrior144 3 ай бұрын

This show makes me want to laugh out loud whilst simultaneously want to kill myself.

@johntenhave1 3 ай бұрын

So accurate it hurts! Actually I might need a couple of days off to see the doctor/ aromatherapist about the pain. I will be on email if you need me.

@insane_mclane 2 ай бұрын

Where can you watch it

@ProbablyTheBestUkuleleDadEver 3 ай бұрын

Can we get this on in the UK?

@leighmcmillan6282 3 ай бұрын

I ❤ Tony

@mahdidehghan7437 Ай бұрын

That last but a bout china is so accurate and sad. Our money spent on things we dont need to but spent on countries we have no dealings with

@Rangerkoda 2 ай бұрын

Where can I watch this in America?

@andylaszczyk4748 Ай бұрын

Gold

@Indy-Vidual Ай бұрын

So good! I've been in those policy offices before, met with them, and had to listen to their word salad. It's astounding just how accurate these characters are to the people on the inside... Well, they should be inside asylums but hey we need tax payers paying now don't we!

@Meadowstone_Kentucky Ай бұрын

I can't find this streaming anywhere and I want to watch it.

@rubinacarlson3195 Ай бұрын

Netflix or ABCiview.

@EmperorGodLeto 3 ай бұрын

Would anyone know how this show can be streamed in Canada? Netflix allegedly has it for the U.S., but doesn't allow access here :(

@RD19902010 3 ай бұрын

use a vpn

@DavidSimpson-dm9kf 2 ай бұрын

I can watch the clips & chuckle maybe but that's all. It is unfortunately TOO REAL.

@Indy-Vidual Ай бұрын

If you like this, you'll love Rick Mayall in "the new statesman"

@chickenmonger123 3 ай бұрын

On China. Yeah. That actually makes a lot of sense. Considering the regime.

@agrajyadav2951 2 ай бұрын

Better than the Roman regime

@Calvin-ks9cr 3 ай бұрын

Rhonda is freaking annoying...love her

@fidget2020 3 ай бұрын

Help me! I need to know where to watch ALL the episodes of this show.

@geoffgeorge805 3 ай бұрын

Netflix or ABC's IVIEW

@fidget2020 3 ай бұрын

@@geoffgeorge805 Cheers!

@robincray116 3 ай бұрын

Its called dreamland on Netflix

@fidget2020 3 ай бұрын

@@robincray116 Thanks, but can't see it under either title. My Netflix is NZ based, maybe that's got something to do with it...??

@kungfooslap2983 18 күн бұрын

Could be the fire service.

@lindagatti7796 3 ай бұрын

So damn true of local government idiots who have no idea what their doing.

@danieldaw923 Ай бұрын

PLEASE, im in the UK, and i don't use a VPN, is it my only option to watch this show in full? im very addicted to it but have no options to full episodes in the UK

@bodybalanceU2 7 күн бұрын

emigrate to australia

@dnsld 2 ай бұрын

How do I watch this in the USA?

@bodybalanceU2 Ай бұрын

VPN? its on abc iview

@davidc9441 Ай бұрын

This show has just got better and better

@homerhiers6086 3 ай бұрын

Help! I live in the US but i really want to watch this show. Anyone have a solution?

@leechgully Ай бұрын

VPN

@zhongyiqian5176 3 ай бұрын

Please!!!!! How do I watch this show in North America!!!!!! Does anybody know???? VPN?????

@melissamarsh2219 3 ай бұрын

Netflix. In US it’s called Dreamland

@harleyquinn3589 3 ай бұрын

Google 7 Best VPNs to watch Stan abroad... good luck

@warrenb9343 3 ай бұрын

Yes, VPN. I am in Italy and watch it that way. Fisk is another good show. I've searched for Dreamland and it does not come up on my Netflix no matter where I am.

@zhongyiqian5176 3 ай бұрын

@@melissamarsh2219 It's not. Or at least not anymore

@rdouglas747 3 ай бұрын

@@melissamarsh2219it used to be on Netflix, but was removed sometime ago. Also, Netflix only carried the first two seasons of this show…called Utopia in Australia. There are five seasons now.

@maushaus2792 Ай бұрын

I agree with the comments below. I worked in the public service in different states in Australia and I just can’t watch it because it’s too real. It’s not a joke.

@marka1142 Ай бұрын

Brilliant from these guys as usual.

@l214laus 3 ай бұрын

Fortunately this is only satire and bears no resemblance to real world reality.

@tenou213 2 ай бұрын

Yes indeed. HR is Ron Swanson without any of the wisdom, charm, or meat products. So HR is basically stubborn irritation that would work all day if it meant nothing got done.

@shelbynamels973 Ай бұрын

So Carsten is responsible for 'Border Force'? Makes sense, that explains a lot.

@Alpha-qz2kc Ай бұрын

On the last clip, the hypocrisy made sense for once, China IS the biggest treat to China's trade

@yogeshdhanorkar4679 3 ай бұрын

Where I can watch this masterpiece in India? Please help 😊

@Ellen-ov9yc 3 ай бұрын

See if you can access ABC Iviewer

@captainpoppleton 3 ай бұрын

You will need to have a password and answer a security question.

@melissamarsh2219 3 ай бұрын

Netflix

@robincray116 3 ай бұрын

On netflix its called Dreamland. There was too many other shows called Utopia.

@ajonnieq2002 3 ай бұрын

OBVIOUSLY WRITTEN YESTERDAY. I'M LEAVING AUSTRALIA FOR FIGI. AT LEAST THEY LOCK THEIR POLLIES UP THERE........

@sylviaelse5086 Ай бұрын

I never figured out what role Rhonda holds.

@kparker2430 Ай бұрын

PR for the premiers department?

@sylviaelse5086 Ай бұрын

@@kparker2430 Dunno. There's also Jim.

@fifty-plus Ай бұрын

This is totally unrealistic, will have to go back to the drawing board. The BMW is using their blinker.

@user-ol1ow9bv2z Ай бұрын

Genius! Exactly whats happening with the world!

@229andymon 25 күн бұрын

This is really close to the UK series “Yes Minister”. A comedy that is waaaaaay too close to the truth.

@namu5583 2 ай бұрын

Why government like this?

@jedics1 27 күн бұрын

there certainly is a fine line between stupid and clever completely lost on our governmetn plebs which is why this is both funny and depressing...The elevator bike scene where he get called "agressive" for slightly raising his voice has been played out on myself. An adult telling another adult to calm down for injecting any emotion into his words would get you laughed out of the room anywhere else but not in the HR policed environment.

@artanaskreli11 Ай бұрын

I looove how British actors actually look like normal humans you could encounter anywhere

@mgbell4917 Ай бұрын

They're Australian

@kparker2430 Ай бұрын

that's australian green and gold my friend and don't you forget it :)

@bodybalanceU2 7 күн бұрын

obviously australians are the normal humans you could encounter anywhere

@Bushmansmeg Ай бұрын

GOSH DARN!! I have yellow fever D:

@Gamble396 2 ай бұрын

Trading partner one is misleading. Even if China is the number one trading partner, you don’t want it to take over the routes and be the only trading partner US can really on, that could become a military threat.

@agrajyadav2951 2 ай бұрын

Something says u might be an American

@sebastiencarrieres8825 23 күн бұрын

I've no full episodes of this show, only clips and compilations. And I fail to see comedy. It hits way too close to home. It's not satire, it's reality.