She's the Mayor

2011 NR 1 Season

Comedy about a retired elementary-school principal who is elected mayor of her town.

Directed by: Sudz Sutherland
Cast: Denis Akiyama · Paul Constable · Scott Wentworth
Genre: Comedy Series

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13 Episodes

1 - She's the Mayor 22 min

Iris Peters, former elementary school principal, runs to becomes the Mayor of Fairfax.

2 - More Than You Can Chew 22 min

It's day one of Iris' new job and she kicks it off by cancelling Bill's big pet project.

3 - Empress' New Clothes 22 min

Bill tries to keep Iris out of an important waterfront development project.

4 - Proclamation 22 min

Mayor Iris issues a ban on personal communications devices at City Hall.

5 - Gimme Shelter 22 min

Iris stresses over NIMBY protestors and a visit from the Minister for Women's Affairs.

6 - Uncommon Courtesy 22 min

An instance of Iris' "politically incorrect sensibilities" ends up on You Tube.

7 - An Officer and a Mayor 22 min

Iris enters into negotiations with the Police Union and things start to get steamy.

8 - The Grinch Who Stole 22 min

Iris is introduced to the yearly ritual of the fiscal year-end spending spree.

9 - Fairfax Got Talent 22 min

It's the annual Fairfax and Springdale talent show; Iris and Bill duke it out over songs.

10 - Heart and Hope 22 min

A City Councillor is found dead in his seat, prompting Scott to send Iris for a medical.

11 - Sex in the City 22 min

An outbreak of STD's at the senior's centre has everyone in City Hall pondering safer sex.

12 - Strange Bedfellows 22 min

Bill and Iris finally decide to consummate their relationship.

13 - Surprise 22 min

A garbage strike threatens to tear the city and the city hall staff apart.

Iris Peters is a former school principal in her 60s. When she charged into her neighbourhood's all-candidates mayoral debate to speak her mind, something happened that she didn't expect. After being taunted by Deputy Mayor Bill Clarke, Iris decides by the end of the evening to run for mayor. Naturally, the political novice ends up winning the election and heads to City Hall, where she treats its denizens as if they're badly behaved schoolchildren.

Directed by: Sudz Sutherland
Cast: Denis Akiyama · Paul Constable · Scott Wentworth · Tonya Lee Williams · Janet-Laine Green · Colin Mochrie
Genre: Comedy Series

Languages: English
Partner BBC Learning