The Ex-PM
2015 comedy Australian TV series
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The Ex-PM is an Australian television comedy series.
- Sian Davies
- Shaun Wilson
- Shaun Micallef
- Lucy Honigman
- Nicki Wendt
- Kate Jenkinson
- Nicholas Bell
- Francis Greenslade
- Jackson Tozer
- Ming-Zhu Hii
- John Clarke
| The Ex-PM | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Written by | Shaun Micallef |
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| Country of origin | Australia |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
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| Production company | CJZ |
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| Network | ABC |
| Release | 14 October 2015 – 6 December 2017 |
The six-part series first aired on the ABC on Wednesday 14 October 2015.[1] It was written by and stars Shaun Micallef with director Sian Davies and producer Nick Murray for Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder. The series focuses on Andrew Dugdale (Micallef), a fictional former Prime Minister of Australia, who struggles to adjust to private life.
Season two of the show premiered on 26 October 2017.[2]
Synopsis
Season 1
Former prime minister Andrew Dugdale (Shaun Micallef) owes his publishers an advance, and is assigned a ghostwriter to help him get his memoirs done.[3][4]
Season 2
Dugdale stands for election in a marginal rural seat at his party's request. Moving into the town's sewage farm, he campaigns on local issues in a race beset by corruption. A mysterious benefactor donates one million dollars to his campaign.[5]
Cast
Main
- Shaun Micallef as Andrew Dugdale
- Lucy Honigman as Ellen
- Nicki Wendt as Catherine
- Kate Jenkinson as Carol
- Nicholas Bell as Sonny
- Francis Greenslade as Curtis
- Jackson Tozer as Myles
- Ming-Zhu Hii as Rita
- John Clarke as Henry
Recurring
- Drew Tingwell as Mr Vole (2 episodes)
- Emily Taheny as Bertha Quigley (2 episodes)
- Frank Woodley as Reece (2 episodes)
- Nick Farnell as George (2 episodes)
- Owen Wahrenberger as Stefan (5 episodes)
- Tony Rickards as Crazy Joe (3 episodes)
- Vince Colosimo as Fabian Silver (3 episodes)
Guests
- Bob Franklin as Keith
- Grant Piro as Bambino
- Greg Stone as Neil Blanchard
- Ian Smith as Cardinal Bell
- Lachy Hulme as Himself
- Lisa McCune as Lorelei Baggins
- Shane Jacobson as Butcher
- Tegan Higginbotham as Floor Manager
Episodes
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | DVD release | ||
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| Season premiere | Season finale | Region 4 | |||
| 1 | 6 | 14 October 2015 | 18 November 2015 | 11 November 2015 | |
| 2 | 6 | 26 October 2017 | 30 November 2017 | 6 December 2017 | |