''Lowdown'' is an Australian television comedy series set in the world of celebrity journalism. Created by Amanda Brotchie and

Adam Zwar Adam Zwar (born 13 January 1972) is an Australian actor, voice artist, and writer. He is best known for co-creating the Australian comedy series '' Squinters'', '' Lowdown'', '' Wilfred'' and creating the critically acclaimed Channel 10 comedy ...

, it stars Zwar,

Paul Denny Paul Denny (born 24 July 1972) is an Australian stage, television and film actor who played the lead in the international production of '' Johnno'' from the novel by David Malouf. Acting credits Film Television Stage Awards and nom ...

Beth Buchanan Beth Christine Buchanan (born 10 March 1972) is an Australian actress and Social Worker. She is best known for the television roles in sitcom ''Hey Dad!'', Gemma Ramsay in ''Neighbours'', and Susan Croydon in ''Blue Heelers''. She was also a ...

, Dailan Evans,

Kim Gyngell Kym Gyngell (born 15 April 1952), sometimes also credited as Kim Gyngell, is an Australian comedian and film, television and stage actor. Gyngell won the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1988 for his role as ...

and is narrated by

Geoffrey Rush Geoffrey Roy Rush (born 6 July 1951) is an Australian actor. He is known for his eccentric leading man roles on stage and screen. He is among 24 people who have won the Triple Crown of Acting, having received an Academy Award, a Primetime Em ...

. The ABC series premiered on 21 April 2010 and is produced by Nicole Minchin and directed by Amanda Brotchie.

Cast

as Alex Burchill *

as Bob Geraghty *

as Rita Heywood * Dailan Evans as Dr James Sawers *

as Howard Evans *

as Narrator * Anna Jennings-Edquist as Sharna * Ashley Zukerman as Dylan Hunt *

Julia Zemiro Julia Zemiro () (born 14 April 1967) is a French-born Australian television presenter, radio host, actress, singer, writer and comedian. She is best known as the host of the music quiz and live performance show '' RocKwiz''. Zemiro is a fluent ...

as Hope van der Boom *

Rebecca Massey Rebecca Massey is an Australian film, television and theatre actress. She has been nominated and won numerous awards for her performances including the prestigious Helpmann Award for both Steve Martin's The Underpants ( Belvoir) and Steven ...

as Trudy * Cindy Waddingham as Andrea *

Antony Starr Antony Starr (born 25 October 1975) is a New Zealand actor, known for his television roles. He played the dual roles of Jethro and Van West on '' Outrageous Fortune'' (2005–10), Lucas Hood on ''Banshee'' (2013–16), and Homelander on '' The Bo ...

as Stuart King * Amanda Brotchie as Susan

Series Overview

The first series consisted of eight episodes and premiered on 21 April 2010 and ended its first-run on 9 June 2010. A spokesperson for the series, stated in a reply on the 'Letters to the Editor' section on the online website "I know the creators personally and they promise me they’re onto developing a second season." A second series of eight episodes was broadcast from 6 September 2012 to 25 October 2012.

Episodes

Series 1 (2010)

Series 2 (2012)

Australian ratings

Awards

Awards won

'Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts *AACTA Award for Best Television Comedy Series - ''Lowdown'' Season 2 Amanda Brotchie, Nicole Minchin and

(2013) New York Festivals Awards *Gold World Medal for Best Comedy - ''Lowdown'' Season 2 (2013) *Gold World Medal for Best Situation Comedy - ''Lowdown'' (2011) Australian Writers' Guild Awards * AWGIE Award for Best Comedy (Situation or Narrative) - ''Lowdown'' Season 2. Episode 3, "One Fine Gay" - Amanda Brotchie, Trudy Hellier and

(2012) * AWGIE Award for Best Comedy (Situation or Narrative) - ''Lowdown'' Episode 7, "Who's Your Baddy?" - Amanda Brotchie and

(2010) Screen Producers Association of Australia *Breakthrough Producer of the Year Award - ''Lowdown'' Nicole Minchin (2010) Accolade Competition Accolade Awards * Award for Excellence in Comedy - ''Lowdown'' (2011) * International Award for Excellence for Leading Actor -

(2011) * International Award of Merit in Direction - Amanda Brotchie (2011)

Award nominations

Monte-Carlo Television Festival The Monte-Carlo Television Festival is held every year in June in the Principality of Monaco at the Grimaldi Forum, under the Honorary Presidency of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco. The opening ceremony inaugurates each new edition, intro ...

*Golden Nymph Award for Best International Comedy Series - ''Lowdown'' (2013) *Golden Nymph Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series -

(2013) *Golden Nymph Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series -

(2013)

Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) is a professional organisation of film and television practitioners in Australia. The Academy's aim is "to identify, award, promote, and celebrate Australia's greatest achievements i ...

*AACTA Award for Best Screenplay in Television - ''Lowdown'' Season 2. Episode 3, "One Fine Gay" - Amanda Brotchie,

, Trudy Hellier (2013) Australian Film Institute Awards * AFI Award for Best Television Comedy Series - ''Lowdown'' (2010) * AFI Award for Best Performance in a Television Comedy -

(2010) Australian Directors Guild Awards * Best Direction in Television Comedy - Amanda Brotchie (2010)

References

External links

''Lowdown'' (official website)
ABC.net.au * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lowdown 2010 Australian television series debuts 2010 Australian television series endings Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming Australian comedy television series