Can't Hack It on the Mainland: 'Rosehaven' and Small-town Tasmania

In Rosehaven, the charms and flaws of regional Australia take centre stage – we watch as well-meaning townsfolk insert themselves into one another's business, a dual sense of intimacy and suffocation pervades the setting, and country life proves both simple and static. Alexandra Neill unpacks the themes of parochialism, insularity and change as they are depicted in this 2016 ABC series.

Additional keywords: Luke McGregor, Celia Pacquola, rural, fish out of water, comedy, homecoming, adulthood, youth, young adult, Kris McQuade.