The Ex-PM is an Australian television comedy series.
The six-part series first aired on the ABC on Wednesday 14 October 2015. 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, filmed in the Banyule Homestead.
Season two of the show premiered on 26 October 2017.
Contents
Synopsis
Season 1
Former prime minister Andrew Dugdale (Micallef) owes his publishers an advance, and is assigned a ghostwriter to help him write his memoirs.
Season 2
At his party's request, Dugdale stands for election in a marginal rural seat. Moving into the town's sewage farm, he campaigns on local issues in a race beset by corruption. A mysterious benefactor donates A$1 million to his campaign.
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
Katerina Kotsonis as Magistrate
Lachy Hulme as Himself
Lisa McCune as Lorelei Baggins
Shane Jacobson as Butcher
Syd Brisbane as Loins
Tegan Higginbotham as Floor Manager