Utopia (2014): Season 1
Season 1 • Premiered 2014
A multi-award-winning satirical comedy about a team at the Nation Building Authority who work on building the nation amid everyday challenges and bureaucratic blunders - one white elephant at a time.
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Wood For The Trees
Tony’s attempts to sign a massive international development deal are compromised by Rhonda’s decision to re-design the NBA’s logo.
EPISODE 1 • 27m
Protected Species
Tony is forced to step in when an endangered grass threatens to de-rail plans for a new container terminal.
EPISODE 2 • 27m
Very Fast Turnover
A trip to Canberra leads to Tony being forced to investigate the feasibility of building a very fast train. What looks like being a 30-year project is made increasingly difficult by the NBA’s inability to retain staff for more than a few months.
EPISODE 3 • 27m
Onwards and Upwards
Tony is reluctantly dragged in when the developer of a low-rise inner city building project decides he wants to double the height of his apartment block…. and then triple it again.
EPISODE 4 • 28m
Arts and Minds
The decision to include roadside art on a major highway upgrade leads to controversy and a threatened delay to Rhonda’s launch.
EPISODE 5 • 28m
Then We Can Build It
Concerned that Tasmania’s infrastructure needs have been overlooked, Jim sends Tony and the team south for a series of public forums.
EPISODE 6 • 28m
The First Project
Slightly disillusioned by his first 11 months in the job, Tony thinks back to when it all began. The launch of the NBA was a great success but within weeks Jim was at his door, desperate for some sort of new public announcement.
EPISODE 7 • 27m
The Whole Enchilada
Despite his grave reservations, Tony is forced to evaluate plans for expanding northern Australia’s Ord River Scheme. Nat has issues of her own with a stalled highway up-grade.
EPISODE 8 • 29m