The Ex-PM | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Written by | Shaun Micallef |
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Starring |
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Country of origin | Australia |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 12 |
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Production company | CJZ |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | 14 October 2015 6 December 2017 | –
The Ex-PM (pronounced 'ex P.M.') is an Australian television comedy series that first aired on ABC on Wednesday 14 October 2015. [1] The six-part series is 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]
Former prime minister Andrew Dugdale owes his publishers an advance, and is assigned a ghostwriter to help him get his memoirs done. [3] [4]
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]
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 |
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date | Australian viewers |
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1 | 1 | "Arrival" | 14 October 2015 | 803,000 [6] |
2 | 2 | "Childhood" | 21 October 2015 | 660,000 [7] |
3 | 3 | "Legacy" | 28 October 2015 | 580,000 [8] |
4 | 4 | "Rivalry" | 4 November 2015 | 622,000 [9] |
5 | 5 | "Immortality" | 11 November 2015 | 594,000 [10] |
6 | 6 | "Love" | 18 November 2015 | 553,000 [11] |
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date | Australian viewers |
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7 | 1 | "Money" | 26 October 2017 | 454,000 [12] |
8 | 2 | "Power" | 2 November 2017 | 365,000 [13] |
9 | 3 | "Image" | 9 November 2017 | 302,000 [14] |
10 | 4 | "Justice" | 16 November 2017 | 318,000 [15] |
11 | 5 | "Faith" | 23 November 2017 | 310,000 [16] |
12 | 6 | "Reckoning" | 30 November 2017 | 322,000 [17] |
The Ex-PM | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Written by | Shaun Micallef |
Directed by |
|
Starring |
|
Country of origin | Australia |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 12 |
Production | |
Production company | CJZ |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | 14 October 2015 6 December 2017 | –
The Ex-PM (pronounced 'ex P.M.') is an Australian television comedy series that first aired on ABC on Wednesday 14 October 2015. [1] The six-part series is 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]
Former prime minister Andrew Dugdale owes his publishers an advance, and is assigned a ghostwriter to help him get his memoirs done. [3] [4]
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]
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | DVD release | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date | Australian viewers |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | "Arrival" | 14 October 2015 | 803,000 [6] |
2 | 2 | "Childhood" | 21 October 2015 | 660,000 [7] |
3 | 3 | "Legacy" | 28 October 2015 | 580,000 [8] |
4 | 4 | "Rivalry" | 4 November 2015 | 622,000 [9] |
5 | 5 | "Immortality" | 11 November 2015 | 594,000 [10] |
6 | 6 | "Love" | 18 November 2015 | 553,000 [11] |
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date | Australian viewers |
---|---|---|---|---|
7 | 1 | "Money" | 26 October 2017 | 454,000 [12] |
8 | 2 | "Power" | 2 November 2017 | 365,000 [13] |
9 | 3 | "Image" | 9 November 2017 | 302,000 [14] |
10 | 4 | "Justice" | 16 November 2017 | 318,000 [15] |
11 | 5 | "Faith" | 23 November 2017 | 310,000 [16] |
12 | 6 | "Reckoning" | 30 November 2017 | 322,000 [17] |