The Ex-PM explained

Genre:	Comedy
Starring:	Shaun Micallef Lucy Honigman Nicki Wendt Kate Jenkinson Nicholas Bell Francis Greenslade Jackson Tozer Ming-Zhu Hii John Clarke
Country:	Australia
Num Series:	2
Num Episodes:	12
Company:	CJZ
Channel:	ABC

The Ex-PM (pronounced 'ex P.M.') is an Australian television comedy series that first aired on ABC on Wednesday 14 October 2015.^[1] The six-part series is 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

Series 1

Former prime minister Andrew Dugdale owes his publishers an advance, and is assigned a ghostwriter to help him get his memoirs done.^{[3] [4]}

Series 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

• 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
• Owen Wahrenberger as Stefan
• Nick Farnell as George

Guests

• Greg Stone as Neil Blanchard

Episodes

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired		DVD release
			Season premiere	Season finale	Region 4
	1	6			11 November 2015
	2	6			6 December 2017

Season 2 (2017)

See also

• List of Australian television series
• List of programs broadcast by ABC (Australian TV network)

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Ex-PM coming in October Shaun Micallef Online!. shaunmicallefonline.com. 2015-09-11.
2. Web site: Returning in 2017 – Mad As Hell and The Ex-PM – Shaun Micallef Online!. shaunmicallefonline.com. 21 September 2017.
3. Web site: The Ex-PM. shaunmicallefonline.com. 2015-06-18.
4. Web site: Cameras roll on Micallef's Ex-PM comedy. TV Tonight. 2015-06-18.
5. Web site: The Ex-PM – Series 2 Ep 1 Money : ABC iview. iview.abc.net.au. 18 November 2017.