Shush!
"Shush!" is a sitcom set in, yes, a library, but no ordinary library. This is the library overseen and run by the most unlikely pairing since Mills met Boon...
Alice (Rebecca Front) is a former child prodigy who won a place at Oxford aged 9, but because Daddy went too she never needed to have any friends. She’s scared of everything - everything that is, except libraries and…
...Snoo (Morwenna Banks), a slightly confused individual, with a have-a-go attitude to life, marriage, haircuts and reality. Snoo loves books, and fully intends to read one one day
The show also features Simon Neilson (Ben Willbond) is a man with a mission, a mission to close down inefficient libraries. Fortunately, he hates his mission. What he really wants to do is once, just once get even with his inexhaustible supply of high-achieving brothers...
... and Dr. Cadogan (Michael Fenton Stevens) celebrity doctor to the stars and a man with his finger in every pie. Charming, indiscreet and quite possibly wanted by Interpol, if you want a discrete nip and tuck and then photos of it accidentally left on the photocopier, Dr Cadogan is your man.
Originally developed for telly with Armando Iannucci, and with the first episode co-written by Arthur Mathews ("Father Ted"), "Shush!" first aired in September 2015. The second series aired in May 2017...
Shush!
Series 1
Episode 1
"Top Shelf"
First Tx: 18/09/15 11.30-12.00
Alice (Rebecca Front) & Snoo (Morwenna Banks) have to resort to some rather unconventional means to get people into the library, as a very low shelf, a book about zombies, a hosepipe ban and some hummingbirds bring the public flocking in…
Starring | |
Alice | Rebecca Front |
Snoo | Morwenna Banks |
Simon Neilson | Ben Willbond |
Dr Cadogan | Michael Fenton Stevens |
with special guests | |
Dean | Simon Greenall |
Deaf Action Man | Gus Brown |
WiFi Customer | Philip Pope |
Vikram Seth Customer | Georgie Fuller |
Written by | Morwenna Banks |
Rebecca Front | |
Arthur Mathews | |
Based on an idea developed with Armando Iannucci | |
Produced & directed by | David Tyler |
Episode 2
"Mobile Library"
First Tx: 25/09/15 11.30-12.00
An intruder, an ice-cream van and Daniel Barenboim make life difficult for Snoo and Alice as Simon constructs a deadly cornflakes-based trap…
Starring | |
Snoo | Morwenna Banks |
Alice | Rebecca Front |
Simon Neilson | Ben Willbond |
Dr Cadogan | Michael Fenton Stevens |
with special guests | |
Ice Cream Seller | Philip Pope |
Angry Parent | Georgie Fuller |
Written by | Rebecca Front |
Morwenna Banks | |
Based on an idea developed with Armando Iannucci | |
Produced & directed by | David Tyler |
Episode 3
"Tome Raider"
First Tx: 02/10/15 11.30-12.00
Alice & Snoo have to elicit the help of Alice’s father to save Dr Cadogan from disgrace. Meanwhile Simon’s feelings for Alice face an unexpected obstacle…
Starring | |
Alice | Rebecca Front |
Snoo | Morwenna Banks |
Simon Neilson | Ben Willbond |
Dr Cadogan | Michael Fenton Stevens |
with special guests | |
Daddy | Geoffrey Whitehead |
Spong Customer | Matt Green |
Written by | Morwenna Banks |
Rebecca Front | |
Based on an idea developed with Armando Iannucci | |
Produced & directed by | David Tyler |
Episode 4
"New Romantics"
First Tx: 09/10/15 11.30-12.00
A wandering poet, a bottle of Calpol and some Roman bathing techniques cause trouble for Snoo & Alice… And just what is Dr Cadogan’s unexpected skill?
Starring | |
Snoo | Morwenna Banks |
Alice | Rebecca Front |
Simon Neilson | Ben Willbond |
Dr Cadogan | Michael Fenton Stevens |
Written by | Rebecca Front |
Morwenna Banks | |
Based on an idea developed with Armando Iannucci | |
Produced & directed by | David Tyler |
Series 2
Episode 1
"Dewey Decimal"
First Tx: 03/05/17 11.30-12.00
When an International Librarians’ Conference looms, Alice (Rebecca Front) & Snoo (Morwenna Banks) have to resort to some rather unconventional methods to get hold of a passport… methods that include a thousand hummingbirds, some over-tight jeans and an hilarious anagram
Starring | |
Alice | Rebecca Front |
Snoo | Morwenna Banks |
Simon | Ben Willbond |
Dr. Cadogan | Michael Fenton Stevens |
with special guest | |
Victoria | Selina Griffiths |
Written by | Morwenna Banks |
Rebecca Front | |
Based on an idea developed with Armando Iannucci | |
Produced & directed by | David Tyler |
Episode 2
"Ticks & Foibles"
First Tx: 10/05/17 11.30-12.00
When Snoo makes an unexpected purchase, Alice has to face an old rival, some electrical cables and a very dusty dictionary. Meanwhile, Dr Cadogan goes digital and Simon has to defend somebody's Crab Nebula...
Starring | |
Snoo | Morwenna Banks |
Alice | Rebecca Front |
Simon | Ben Willbond |
Dr. Cadogan | Michael Fenton Stevens |
with special guest | |
Pippin | Harriet Thorpe |
Written by | Rebecca Front |
Morwenna Banks | |
Based on an idea developed with Armando Iannucci | |
Produced & directed by | David Tyler |
Episode 3
"Taken At The Flood"
First Tx: 17/05/17 11.30-12.00
When the library is threatened by a flood, Snoo gains some animal friends and Alice gets down to some basic biology with Simon’s hunky brother. Meanwhile, Dr Cadogan unveils some deadly soup and a rather spiffy jacket...
Starring | |
Alice | Rebecca Front |
Snoo | Morwenna Banks |
Simon | Ben Willbond |
Dr. Cadogan | Michael Fenton Stevens |
with special guests | |
Thor | Laurence Fox |
The Soup & Sandwich Man | Moray Hunter |
Written by | Morwenna Banks |
Rebecca Front | |
Moray Hunter | |
Based on an idea developed with Armando Iannucci | |
Produced & directed by | David Tyler |
Episode 4
"A Fairy Tale Ending"
First Tx: 24/05/17 11.30-12.00
When family come to call, Snoo runs into problems with a grape and Alice has to learn a tricky manoeuvre...
Starring | |
Snoo | Morwenna Banks |
Alice | Rebecca Front |
Simon | Ben Willbond |
Dr. Cadogan | Michael Fenton Stevens |
with special guest | |
Aunty Rose | Frances Barber |
Written by | Rebecca Front |
Morwenna Banks | |
Moray Hunter | |
Based on an idea developed with Armando Iannucci | |
Produced & directed by | David Tyler |