‘Off-Broadway’ channel Eleven to broadcast local comedy Micro Nation as full length feature

Eleven is to broadcast a re-edited 90 minute version of its comedy series Micro Nation which it has been broadcasting as 15 five minute episodes.

The locally produced sitcom will go out on Sunday 4 November at 10.30pm. The series has been airing Monday to Friday immediately before Neighbours on Ten’s digital channel Eleven. Apart from Neighbours, Micro Nation has consistently been the highest rating program for the channel.

Produced by production company Freehand, the show’s head writer and director Andrew Garrick, who is now a development executive at Ten, told Mumbrella that he hoped the show would lead the way in the use of digital channels as an ‘off-Broadway’ breeding ground for the main commercial channels.