Lessons from the Grave

Lessons from the Grave is an Australian series of short films, created by Matilda Brown who co-stars with her father Bryan Brown.^[1][2]

Lessons from the Grave
Genre	Comedy Drama Crime
Written by	Matilda Brown Matthew Jenkin
Directed by	Matilda Brown
Starring	Bryan Brown Matilda Brown
Composer	Oliver Leimbach
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	20
Production
Executive producer	Bryan Brown
Producer	Matilda Brown
Cinematography	Chris Bland
Running time	3 minutes
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	2013 (2013) – 2014 (2014)

Synopsis

The plot follows a young woman named Bonnie, played by Matilda Brown, whose life is suddenly upended when her father, Douglas (Bryan Brown), wins the lottery and then immediately dies from a heart attack. Unwilling to move on, Douglas returns as a ghost to teach his country-dwelling daughter the important lessons in life he feels she still needs.

Cast

• Bryan Brown as Douglas
• Matilda Brown as Bonnie

Reception

Commenting on the first three episodes Nazia Hafiz of the AU Review gave it 3 1/2 stars. She writes " Theseries thus far has hit the nail on the head when it comes to capturing subtleties of how Australian culture deals with the hard stuff through humour, making it a familiar and heartening viewing experience."^[3]