The Ex-PM

The Ex-PM
Genre	Comedy
Written by	Shaun Micallef
Directed by	Sian Davies Shaun Wilson
Starring	Shaun Micallef Lucy Honigman Nicki Wendt Kate Jenkinson Nicholas Bell Francis Greenslade Jackson Tozer Ming-Zhu Hii John Clarke
Country of origin	Australia
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	12
Production
Production company	CJZ
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	14 October 2015 (2015-10-14) – 6 December 2017 (2017-12-06)

The Ex-PM is an Australian television comedy series.

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
			Season premiere	Season finale	Region 4
	1	6	14 October 2015 (2015-10-14)	18 November 2015 (2015-11-18)	11 November 2015
	2	6	26 October 2017 (2017-10-26)	30 November 2017 (2017-11-30)	6 December 2017

Season 1 (2015)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original air date	Australian viewers
1	1	"Arrival"	14 October 2015 (2015-10-14)	803,000 [6]
2	2	"Childhood"	21 October 2015 (2015-10-21)	660,000 [7]
3	3	"Legacy"	28 October 2015 (2015-10-28)	580,000 [8]
4	4	"Rivalry"	4 November 2015 (2015-11-04)	622,000 [9]
5	5	"Immortality"	11 November 2015 (2015-11-11)	594,000 [10]
6	6	"Love"	18 November 2015 (2015-11-18)	553,000 [11]

Season 2 (2017)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Original air date	Australian viewers
7	1	"Money"	26 October 2017 (2017-10-26)	454,000 [12]
8	2	"Power"	2 November 2017 (2017-11-2)	365,000 [13]
9	3	"Image"	9 November 2017 (2017-11-9)	302,000 [14]
10	4	"Justice"	16 November 2017 (2017-11-16)	318,000 [15]
11	5	"Faith"	23 November 2017 (2017-11-23)	310,000 [16]
12	6	"Reckoning"	30 November 2017 (2017-11-30)	322,000 [17]

See also

• List of Australian television series
• List of programs broadcast by ABC (Australian TV network)

References

1. "The Ex-PM coming in October | Shaun Micallef Online!". shaunmicallefonline.com. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
2. "Returning in 2017 – Mad As Hell and The Ex-PM – Shaun Micallef Online!". shaunmicallefonline.com. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
3. "The Ex-PM". shaunmicallefonline.com. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
4. "Cameras roll on Micallef's Ex-PM comedy". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
5. "The Ex-PM – Series 2 Ep 1 Money : ABC iview". iview.abc.net.au. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
6. Knox, David (15 October 2015). "Gruen's brilliant blend scores for ABC". TV Tonight. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
7. Knox, David (22 October 2015). "Bachelorette's 1.03m sets up TEN finale". TV Tonight. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
8. Knox, David (29 October 2015). "Blindspot helps Seven win Wednesday, but..." TV Tonight. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
9. Knox, David (5 November 2015). "Wednesday 4 November 2015". TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
10. Knox, David (12 November 2015). "Gruen wraps strong season, Nine wins Wednesday". TV Tonight. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
11. Knox, David (19 November 2015). "Block best in Wednesday reality-fest". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
12. Knox, David (27 October 2017). "Thursday 26 October 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
13. Knox, David (3 November 2017). "Thursday 2 November 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
14. Knox, David (19 November 2017). "The Good Doctor, Instant Hotel score for Seven". TV Tonight. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
15. Knox, David (17 November 2017). "Thursday 16 November 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
16. Knox, David (24 November 2017). "The Good Doctor tops Gogglebox". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
17. Knox, David (1 December 2017). "Thursday 30 November 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 1 December 2017.

External links

• The Ex-PM at IMDb