ic ation ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁on ▁V ibr ant ▁TV ▁Network . ▁▁▁▁ ▁The ▁series ▁dep ict s ▁a ▁fict ional ▁representation ▁of ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁Julia ▁Gill ard , ▁the ▁actual ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Australia ▁( play ed ▁by ▁Am anda ▁Bishop ), ▁and ▁Gill ard ' s ▁real - life ▁partner , ▁Tim ▁Math ies on ▁( play ed ▁by ▁Phil ▁Lloyd ). ▁F ict ional ised ▁versions ▁of ▁actual ▁Australian ▁polit icians ▁and ▁media ▁personal ities ▁are ▁port rayed ▁throughout ▁the ▁series . ▁ ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁action ▁takes ▁place ▁at ▁The ▁L odge , ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ' s ▁official ▁residence ▁in ▁the ▁national ▁capital ▁of ▁Can ber ra . ▁▁▁▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁first ▁episode ▁was ▁received ▁either ▁relatively ▁well ▁or ▁neut r ally ▁by ▁the ▁media , ▁many ▁critics ▁respond ed ▁neg atively ▁by ▁the ▁series ' ▁end . ▁Some ▁saw ▁At ▁Home ▁with ▁Julia ▁as ▁def ying ▁previous ▁boundaries ▁in ▁political ▁sat ire ▁and ▁political ▁par ody , ▁with ▁its ▁emphas is ▁on ▁a ▁female ▁politician ' s ▁personal ▁life ▁rather ▁than ▁her ▁politics ▁and ▁public ▁life . ▁In ▁particular , ▁the ▁media , ▁view ers , ▁and ▁polit icians ▁were ▁sc andal ised ▁by ▁the ▁not orious ▁" flag ▁scene " ▁from ▁E pisode ▁ 3 ▁(" The ▁Le aker ") — in ▁which ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁and ▁partner ▁Tim ▁Math ies on ▁were ▁dep icted ▁apparently ▁n aked ▁and ▁post - co ital ▁under ▁the ▁Australian ▁flag . ▁▁▁▁ ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁a ▁