About this season
Frances O'Brian, Head Librarian, is having a hellish time of it. And for once it's not all of her making. Frances' mother, suffering from both dementia and a really horrible personality, lands on the O'Brien doorstep. Adding to her woes, morale at the Middleton Interactive Learning Centre is at a new all time low. In order to stay open, the library is forced to run as a business and return an annual profit. As the staff has a hard enough time enforcing the return of a book, this latest initiative could spell the end of the library.
Episodes (8)
1. Mother of Pearl
Aired 13 October 2010 • 27 min
Head Librarian Frances O'Brien is having a hellish time of it. Not only must the library turn a profit in order to stay open, but Frances's detestable mother Pearl comes to live with her.
2. Quid Pro Quo
Aired 20 October 2010 • 26 min
Frances needs to sell Pearl's house fast in order to pay for Pearl's accommodation at Gentle Pines nursing home. Meanwhile Xavier Fisher threatens staff cuts at Middleton Interactive.
3. Tsukiji
Aired 27 October 2010 • 27 min
Frances meets Indigo the 'New Age' real estate agent who is going to sell Pearl's house and the mystery contents of the shipping container parked in Pearl's front yard are revealed.
4. Dark Before Dawn
Aired 3 November 2010 • 27 min
Gentle Pines is hounding Frances for payment. If she can't pay up, Pearl will end up living with Frances at the O'Brien house. Meanwhile back at the library, Dawn hands in her resignation.
5. Kerching! Kerching!
Aired 11 October 2010 • 27 min
Xavier Fisher pays an unexpected visit to the library to check on the fundraising activities, while Pearl moves back in with Frances.
6. Milk, Not Cheese, Moon
Aired 17 November 2010 • 26 min
Frances and Christine are both caught trying to steal fundraising money, meanwhile Nada is visited by another potential suitor, the mysterious Jaffar Abassi.
7. Pearl of Wisdom
Aired 24 November 2010 • 27 min
The library is a hub of activity for Senior Citizens Day. Frances is busy trying to find a replacement to take a tour group on a historical walk of Middleton when Terry arrives with Pearl.
8. The Power and the Passion
Aired 1 December 2010 • 28 min
The fundraising thermometer has hit rock bottom and government bureaucrat Xavier Fisher orders immediate cutbacks. Frances is determined to make a stand and save her staff.