Shush!: The Complete Series 1 and 2

Jan 12, 2026 11:56 AM

Author:Morwenna Banks,Rebecca Front,Full Cast,Rebecca Front,Morwenna Banks

The complete first and second series of the award-winning sitcom written by and starring Morwenna Banks (Absolutely) and Rebecca Front (The Thick of It) set in, yes, a library, but no ordinary library. This is the library overseen and run by the most unlikely pairing since Mills met Boon.

Meet Alice (Rebecca Front) - a former child prodigy who won a place at Oxford aged nine, but because Daddy went too she never needed to have any friends. She's scared of everything - everything that is, except libraries and Snoo (Morwenna Banks), a slightly confused individual, with a have-a-go attitude to life, marriage, haircuts and reality. Snoo loves books, and fully intends to read one someday.

And forever popping into the library is Dr. Cadogan (Michael Fenton Stevens), celebrity doctor to the stars and a man with his finger in every pie. Charming, indiscreet and quite possibly wanted by Interpol, if you want a discrete nip and tuck and then photos of it accidentally left on the photocopier, Dr Cadogan is your man.

Their happy life is interrupted by the arrival of Simon Nielson (Ben Willbond), a man with a mission, a mission to close down inefficient libraries. Fortunately, he hates his mission. What he really wants to do is once, just once get even with his inexhaustible supply of high-achieving brothers....

Reviews

A truly gorgeous book, brimming with life and colour

—— JOANNA GLEN

Sharp and funny, warm and wise, a remarkable friendship sparks two lifetimes of shared stories in one unforgettable book. I loved it.

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A gorgeous, heartbreaking story readers won't soon forget

—— ELLE MAGAZINE

Charged with light and colour. Gloriously original and full of wisdom, humour, and hope. It made me think and care and laugh and cry. One of my all-time favourite books

—— HAZEL PRIOR, author of AWAY WITH THE PENGUINS

Cronin's characters are fully drawn, and chime together to tell a sweet story about connection, loss and living

—— IRISH TIMES

A gorgeous, heartwarming novel. The perfect antidote to the world right now

—— FABULOUS MAGAZINE

Filled with kindness and quirky characters who restore your faith in life. This debut will stay with you, answering the question, What is life made of?

—— MY WEEKLY, BOOK OF THE WEEK

Full of honesty and warmth. A beautiful debut

—— CULTUREFLY

An extraordinary tale of living, love and heartbreak

—— The Sun

A beautiful, funny, and incredibly assured story filled with rich characters.

—— INDEPENDENT

A special and lovely read. Guaranteed to leave you wanting a hug

—— STYLIST, Best New Fiction

Heartwarming and remarkable stories of two loveable characters

—— BBC NEWS, ones to watch, 2021

A whirlpool of memories, regrets and hopes.

—— Tim Pears

Elusive, unsettling, beautiful, haunting. This is a complex, devastating study of human relations; a portrait of intense love and damage in equal measure.

—— Lisa Harding, author of Harvesting

Beautifully written and hauntingly imagined

—— Sunday Business Post

You can't get much farther north than the Ontario of Mary Lawson's icy, compelling stories of calamity and redemption. A Town Called Solace keeps you breathless with anxiety, then relief and finally even joy

—— Ferdinand Mount , Observer

Close to perfection

—— Christina Hardyment , The Times, *Audiobooks of the Year*

Lawson's writing is clear and emotive... In this poignant novel, rightfully recognised by the Booker judges, the steadfastness of children brings solace to lost grown-ups

—— Francesca Carington , Sunday Telegraph, *Novel of the Week*

There's a beauty and simplicity in her [Lawson's] stories set in small-town Canada

—— Nina Pottell , Prima

Anne Tyler is a big fan of this Canadian author and so am I

—— Good Housekeeping

A lovely, gentle novel with edge, worthy of Anne Tyler

—— Saga

Lawson's writing is such that it appears effortless but, as all the strands come together to create a rich and satisfying tapestry, her genius for storytelling becomes apparent.

—— Irish Independent

Completely absorbing... A Town Called Solace pleases at every level. It's a captivating tale suffused with wisdom and compassion

—— Brett Josef Grubisic , Toronto Star

[In A Town Called Solace] doubts, difficulties and uncertainties of the human condition are examined carefully in a way that is both heartbreaking and joyful

—— Bridie Pritchard , UK Press Syndication

Subtle and darkly funny, this tender novel unspools the interconnected lives of her beautifully drawn characters, as they grapple with grief and loss, while steadfastly hoping for a change of happiness in the face of life's uncertainties

—— Eithne Farry , UK Press Syndication

[Lawson] writes an unpretentious prose that zings with metaphorical vim and humour

—— Tablet, *Summer Reads of 2021*

Exquisitely poignant

—— Liane Moriarty , Good Housekeeping

[An] absorbing novel

—— Sunday Express, *Summer Reads of 2022*

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