The Ex-PM

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The Ex-PM
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Genre Comedy
Written byShaun Micallef
Directed by
Starring
Country of originAustralia
No. of series2
No. of episodes12
Production
Production companyCJZ
Original release
Network ABC
Release14 October 2015 (2015-10-14) 
6 December 2017 (2017-12-06)

The Ex-PM (pronounced 'ex P.M.') is an Australian television comedy series.

Contents

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

Recurring

Guests

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired DVD release
Season premiere Season finale Region 4
1 614 October 201518 November 201511 November 2015
2 626 October 201730 November 20176 December 2017

Season 1 (2015)

No. in
series
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateAustralian viewers
11"Arrival"14 October 2015 (2015-10-14)803,000 [6]
22"Childhood"21 October 2015 (2015-10-21)660,000 [7]
33"Legacy"28 October 2015 (2015-10-28)580,000 [8]
44"Rivalry"4 November 2015 (2015-11-04)622,000 [9]
55"Immortality"11 November 2015 (2015-11-11)594,000 [10]
66"Love"18 November 2015 (2015-11-18)553,000 [11]

Season 2 (2017)

No. in
series
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateAustralian viewers
71"Money"26 October 2017 (2017-10-26)454,000 [12]
82"Power"2 November 2017 (2017-11-02)365,000 [13]
93"Image"9 November 2017 (2017-11-09)302,000 [14]
104"Justice"16 November 2017 (2017-11-16)318,000 [15]
115"Faith"23 November 2017 (2017-11-23)310,000 [16]
126"Reckoning"30 November 2017 (2017-11-30)322,000 [17]

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