This chat I am joined by ‘Gretel Vella’ who is a Film/Television/Theatre Writer and is the mastermind behind the latest Stan Original series ,’Totally Completely Fine.’  

The series drops on ‘Stan Australia’ this week and this show is a little interesting and we will get into that straight away in the podcast but the series is Inspired by true events, it is a six-part “dark comedy” series led by ‘Thomasin McKenzie’ ( who you would know from the popular film ‘JoJo Rabbit’) and explores the complexities of grief, the power of friendship, and the ways our sadness can unite us. The series examines family, legacy and ultimately asks: how many lives do we have to save before we’ll save ourselves?  

I want to pre-warn you this conversation does include a lot of discussion around suicide and suicide prevention.  However, as the show is a comedy drama I want you to know the show isn’t completely gazumpted by the at times bleak subject matter. 

• I will ask ‘Gretel’ about the origin of this story and how much is based on real life events.
• Will talk about the shows in which ‘Gretel’ was inspired by. (When you see the show the hero house does straight away give you ‘Love My Way’ vibes and I will find out if that was the same location.)
• ‘Gretel’ will also talk about casting 'Thomasin' and why the international actress said yes to being in the series.

Plus we will get plenty of exclusives from behind the scenes of ’Totally Completely Fine’ which you can now view-up on -on ‘Stan Australia.’

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