Lowdown (TV series)
Encyclopedia
Lowdown is an award-winning Australian television comedy series set in the world of celebrity journalism. Created by Amanda Brotchie
and Adam Zwar
, it stars Zwar, Paul Denny
, Beth Buchanan
, Dailan Evans
, Kim Gyngell and is narrated by Geoffrey Rush
. The eight-part ABC TV
series premiered on 21 April 2010; it is produced by Nicole Minchin and directed by Amanda Brotchie
.
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Accolade Competition
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Australian Directors Guild Awards:
Amanda Brotchie
Amanda Brotchie is an Australian director, writer and linguist.-Career:AFI award-winning director Amanda Brotchie is the co-creator, co-writer and director of the new ABC comedy series, Lowdown...
and Adam Zwar
Adam Zwar
Adam Zwar is a multi award-winning Australian actor, voice artist, and writer. He is best known for co-creating the Australian comedy series Lowdown and Wilfred...
, it stars Zwar, Paul Denny
Paul Denny
Paul Denny is an Australian stage, television and film actor best known for such work as the lead in the international production of Johnno from the novel by David Malouf.- Filmography :-Television:-Theatre:-Stage awards:...
, Beth Buchanan
Beth Buchanan
Beth Buchanan is an Australian actress. She is best known for the television roles of Gemma Ramsay in Neighbours, in the early '90s, and Susan Croydon in Blue Heelers from 1994. She is also a long-standing member of the Ranters Theatre company.-Early life:Buchanan is the daughter of musician Tony...
, Dailan Evans
Dailan Evans
Dailan Evans is an Australian actor and comedian. He was born in Melbourne in 1971. With writing partner Craig Eagle, they both starred in their own television series, Eagle & Evans, which was broadcast in 2004 on the ABC....
, Kim Gyngell and is narrated by Geoffrey Rush
Geoffrey Rush
Geoffrey Roy Rush is an Australian actor and film producer. He is one of the few people who has won the "Triple Crown of Acting": an Academy Award, a Tony Award and an Emmy Award. He has won one Academy Award for acting , three British Academy Film Awards , two Golden Globe Awards and four Screen...
. The eight-part ABC TV
ABC Television
ABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation launched in 1956. As a public broadcasting broadcaster, the ABC provides four non-commercial channels within Australia, and a partially advertising-funded satellite channel overseas....
series premiered on 21 April 2010; it is produced by Nicole Minchin and directed by Amanda Brotchie
Amanda Brotchie
Amanda Brotchie is an Australian director, writer and linguist.-Career:AFI award-winning director Amanda Brotchie is the co-creator, co-writer and director of the new ABC comedy series, Lowdown...
.
Cast
- Adam ZwarAdam ZwarAdam Zwar is a multi award-winning Australian actor, voice artist, and writer. He is best known for co-creating the Australian comedy series Lowdown and Wilfred...
as Alex Burchill - Paul DennyPaul DennyPaul Denny is an Australian stage, television and film actor best known for such work as the lead in the international production of Johnno from the novel by David Malouf.- Filmography :-Television:-Theatre:-Stage awards:...
as Bob Geraghty - Beth BuchananBeth BuchananBeth Buchanan is an Australian actress. She is best known for the television roles of Gemma Ramsay in Neighbours, in the early '90s, and Susan Croydon in Blue Heelers from 1994. She is also a long-standing member of the Ranters Theatre company.-Early life:Buchanan is the daughter of musician Tony...
as Rita Heywood - Dailan EvansDailan EvansDailan Evans is an Australian actor and comedian. He was born in Melbourne in 1971. With writing partner Craig Eagle, they both starred in their own television series, Eagle & Evans, which was broadcast in 2004 on the ABC....
as Dr James Sawers - Kim Gyngell as Howard Evans
- Geoffrey RushGeoffrey RushGeoffrey Roy Rush is an Australian actor and film producer. He is one of the few people who has won the "Triple Crown of Acting": an Academy Award, a Tony Award and an Emmy Award. He has won one Academy Award for acting , three British Academy Film Awards , two Golden Globe Awards and four Screen...
as Narrator - Anna Jennings-EdquistAnna Jennings-EdquistAnna Jennings-Edquist is an Australian actress, playwright and director in both theatre and television. Jennings-Edquist has written and directed several Australian university and festival productions and is known for her acting roles on the popular soap opera Neighbours.-Career:Jennings-Edquist...
as Sharna - Ashley ZukermanAshley ZukermanAshley Zukerman is an actor best known for his role as Senior Constable Michael Sandrelli in Rush, an Australian TV series in which he was nominated for the Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding New Talent in 2009. He was born in Santa Monica, California and moved to Melbourne with his family...
as Dylan Hunt - Julia ZemiroJulia ZemiroJulia Zemiro is an Australian television presenter, radio host, actor, singer and comedian.- Early life :...
as Hope van der Boom - Rebecca MasseyRebecca MasseyRebecca Massey is an Australian actress who is best known for her roles in the television series Chandon Pictures and My Place.She has also appeared in the acclaimed Australian film The Black Balloon and television series such as All Saints, City Homicide and Grass Roots.-External links:...
as Trudy - Sally McLeanSally McLeanSally McLean is an Australian actress who has played leading roles on the London stage in various productions including Macbeth, Hamlet, Top Girls, Uncle Vanya and the World Premier of Annabel’s Requiem...
as Gallery Owner - Cindy WaddinghamCindy WaddinghamCindy Joy Waddingham is an Australian television and film actress. She is best known for her role as Sarah in the Australian black comedy series, Wilfred , and the award-winning 2002 short film of the same name on which the series is based...
as Andrea
Episodes
The first series consisted of eight episodes and premiered on 21 April 2010 and ended its first-run on 9 June 2010. A second series of eight episodes will air in 2012.| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| Season premiere Season premiere In North America, a season premiere is the first episode of a new season of a given television show. It often airs in September or October, after several months of reruns.-Evaluating the changes:... |
Season final Season finale A season finale is the final episode of a season of a television program... |
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| 1 | 8 | |||
| Episode # | Title | Director(s) | Writer(s) | Original Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Australian Ratings
| Episode | Date Aired | Timeslot | Rating | Nightly Rank | Weekly Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.01 | 21 April 2010 | 9.00 Wednesday | 545,000 | 27 | 98 |
| 1.02 | 28 April 2010 | 469,000 | 26 | 100+ | |
| 1.03 | 5 May 2010 | 601,000 | 24 | 91 | |
| 1.04 | 12 May 2010 | 594,000 | 25 | 97 | |
| 1.05 | 19 May 2010 | 560,000 | 27 | 100 | |
| 1.06 | 26 May 2010 | 422,000 | 30 | 100+ | |
| 1.07 | 2 June 2010 | 580,000 | 24 | 95 | |
| 1.08 | 9 June 2010 | 523,000 | 25 | 100+ | |
| Series Average | --- | --- | 536,000 | 26 | 97 |
Awards Won
Australian Writers' Guild AwardsAWGIE Awards
The AWGIE Awards is an annual awards ceremony conducted by the Australian Writers' Guild, for excellence in screen, television, stage and radio writing. The awards began in 1967....
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- Best Comedy - Situation or Narrative – Amanda BrotchieAmanda BrotchieAmanda Brotchie is an Australian director, writer and linguist.-Career:AFI award-winning director Amanda Brotchie is the co-creator, co-writer and director of the new ABC comedy series, Lowdown...
and Adam ZwarAdam ZwarAdam Zwar is a multi award-winning Australian actor, voice artist, and writer. He is best known for co-creating the Australian comedy series Lowdown and Wilfred...
Accolade Competition
Accolade Competition
The Accolade Competition is an international, non-traditional, virtual awards venue. Awards go to those filmmakers who produce fresh, standout entertainment, animation and compelling documentaries....
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- Award for Excellence in Comedy – LowdownLowdown"Lowdown" is a song written by Peter Cetera and Danny Seraphine for the rock band Chicago and recorded for their third album Chicago III . It was the second single released from this album, and peaked at #35 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100....
, - Award for Excellence for Leading Actor – Adam ZwarAdam ZwarAdam Zwar is a multi award-winning Australian actor, voice artist, and writer. He is best known for co-creating the Australian comedy series Lowdown and Wilfred...
, - Award of Merit in Direction – Amanda BrotchieAmanda BrotchieAmanda Brotchie is an Australian director, writer and linguist.-Career:AFI award-winning director Amanda Brotchie is the co-creator, co-writer and director of the new ABC comedy series, Lowdown...
Awards Nominated
Australian Film Institute AwardsAustralian Film Institute Awards
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award, known as the AACTA Award , is an accolade presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts . The awards recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry and television industry, including directors,...
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- Best Television Comedy Series - LowdownLowdown"Lowdown" is a song written by Peter Cetera and Danny Seraphine for the rock band Chicago and recorded for their third album Chicago III . It was the second single released from this album, and peaked at #35 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100....
(2010) - Best Performance in a Television Comedy - Paul DennyPaul DennyPaul Denny is an Australian stage, television and film actor best known for such work as the lead in the international production of Johnno from the novel by David Malouf.- Filmography :-Television:-Theatre:-Stage awards:...
(2010)
Australian Directors Guild Awards:
- Best Direction in Television Comedy – Amanda BrotchieAmanda BrotchieAmanda Brotchie is an Australian director, writer and linguist.-Career:AFI award-winning director Amanda Brotchie is the co-creator, co-writer and director of the new ABC comedy series, Lowdown...
(2010)
See also
- List of Australian television series
- List of Australian Broadcasting Corporation programs
External links
- Lowdown (official website) ABC.net.au