A situation comedy where three unlikely characters commit various outrages on the property (and good nature) of their long-suffering friend Blanchy.
Director Ian Mune said it was a comedy of foibles about people getting into appalling trouble because they’re either cocky or stupid or trying to impress someone or they’re opportunists.
Although shot in Auckland, and written by McPhail and Grant from Christchurch, it is set in a kinder, gentler small town in New Zealand called Nettleton, where back doors could be left unlocked.
Gadsby said that the series appealed to the same audience as Heartland and the Topp Twins, and Grant said that most families have a brother-in-law who borrows your gear and buggers everything up.
[6] Funding was originally refused by the Broadcasting Commission; Ruth Hartley calling it "racist and sexist", then its successor New Zealand on Air backed it.