Series synopsis
The Hollowmen is an Australian comedy drama television series that premiered on ABC TV on July 9, 2008. It ended on October 8, 2008. It was created by Tom Gleisner, Rob Sitch, Santo Cilauro. It stars Lachy Hulme, Neil Melville, Rob Sitch and Merrick Watts.
Set in the offices of the Central Policy Unit, a special think tank is set up by the Prime Minister to help him in his most important task - getting re-elected.
Premise
Set in the offices of the Central Policy Unit, a special think tank is set up by the Prime Minister to help him in his most important task - getting re-elected.
Premise: Unafraid. Uncompromising. Unelected.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Lachy Hulme as David 'Murph' Murphy
- Neil Melville as Ian
- Rob Sitch as Tony
- Merrick Watts as Nick
- Jacqueline Brennan as Mel
- Santo Cilauro as Theo Tsolakis
- Stephen Hall as Warren
- Nicola Parry as Holly
Supporting cast
- David James as Phillip
Guest cast
- Jack Pearson as Jack
- Chelsea Blake as Journalist
- Graeme Blundell as Geoff
- Rob Carlton as Kenny Pratt
- Ben Chisholm as Josh
- Leonie Hemsworth as Diane
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | ||
| Season 1 | 6 | July 9, 2008 | August 27, 2008 |
| Season 2 | 6 | September 3, 2008 | October 8, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hollowmen: ABC Funding |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fat Chance After a radio interview turns into a talk back session where the topic of obesity comes up, the Prime Minister's team of advisers has to deliver the goods after the Prime Minister is accused of always looking into it but never doing anything. He declares that he will soon announce some new measures to tackle the problem. Fine tuning the new measures becomes coming up with some ideas from scratch. |
July 9, 2008 |
| 2 |
The Ambassador The planned publication of a report on the selection criteria for overseas diplomatic postings threatens to derail the plans to appoint a long standing and demanding senator as ambassador to anywhere but here. |
July 16, 2008 |
| 3 |
A Time for Talk When conflict breaks out overseas, the Central Policy Unit must find a way to intervene without hurting the international relationships. Murph quickly finds that there is a lot of talk, but not much action. |
July 23, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Shared Interests A scandal with a Junior Minister and poor fashion sense leads to a "blippy dip" in the PMs public image. Murph handles a government crackdown whilst Tony tackles pin-stripes and French cuffs. |
September 3, 2008 |
| 2 |
Edifice Complex Tired of opening other people's buildings, the Prime Minister dreams of leaving his own architectural legacy. |
September 10, 2008 |
| 3 |
Wonder Drug Pressure mounts on the Government to fund an expensive new pill, despite evidence that it may not be worth funding at all. |
September 17, 2008 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 9, 2008 |
| Last aired | October 8, 2008 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 21:30:00 |