Bad Company is an Australian comedy series for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) that released on 26 April 2026. Produced by Guesswork Television, the series focuses on Margie Argyle and the Argyle Theatre, her unchecked spending has sent in Julia McNamara who is tasked with saving a theatre company teetering on the edge of closure.
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Plot
Margie Argyle is an eccentric and volatile artistic director of the Argyle Theatre known for her unchecked spending, bigger than life productions who catches the eye of Julia McNamara, Julia is given the task to save the theatre from closure.
Cast
On 23 September 2025, Anne Edmonds and Kitty Flanagan were named in the lead roles of Bad Company.
Anne Edmonds as Margie Argyle
Kitty Flanagan as Julia McNamara
Will Gibb as Ryan
Cameron James as Christian
Ben Pfeffer as Jacob
Angella Dravid as Donna
Kira Puru as Kat
Louise Siversen as Carmel
Sibylla Budd as Caitlen Allard
Production
On 22 September the series alongside The Killings at Parrish Station was one of 46 projects to receive funding from Screen Australia.
The series was commissioned by the ABC, funded through Screen Australia and VicScreen.
On 20 November 2025 during the ABC upfronts Bad Company was announced for ABC's 2026 lineup of shows that included Dustfall and Sam Pang comedy Ground Up.
Release and reception
ABC announced the series would air from 26 April 2026.
Anthony Morris of ScreenHub rated the series four out of five stars, calling the show a "massive leap forward" after the success of Fisk, and said that it was more of a two-hander then an ensemble and to grab the series with two hands.
Louise Rugendyke of The Sydney Morning Herald rated the series four stars out of five, saying that the series "won't be for everyone – but that’s what makes it so good".