The Hollowmen
| The Hollowmen | |
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The Hollowmen (DVD cover)
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| Genre | Situation comedy-Drama |
| Created by |
Santo Cilauro Tom Gleisner Rob Sitch |
| Directed by | Rob Sitch |
| Opening theme | "North by North" by The Bats |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Working Dog Productions |
| Producer(s) |
Santo Cilauro Tom Gleisner Rob Sitch |
| Production company(s) | Working Dog Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC1 |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| First shown in | Australia |
| Original release | July 2008 – October 2008 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The Hollowmen is an Australian television comedy series set in the offices of the Central Policy Unit, a fictional political advisory unit personally set up by the Prime Minister to help him get re-elected. Their brief is long-term vision; to stop worrying about tomorrow's headlines, and focus on next week's.
The Hollowmen was first broadcast on Wednesday, 9 July 2008, on ABC1. Each series comprises six half-hour episodes. On the eve of the first episode's national premiere, the series was approved by the ABC for a second series. The second series was screened right after the first, beginning on 13 September 2008.
The comedy-drama satire is produced by Working Dog Productions, which was also responsible for Frontline, The Panel, Thank God You're Here and Utopia. The music used during the opening credits is an edited instrumental version of the 1987 song "North by North" by New Zealand band The Bats. A special one-off presentation of The Hollowmen was created by Working Dog and played at Parliament House in Canberra on 11 March 2009, in support of the ABC's funding bid for 2009-12.
The Prime Minister is an unseen character.
Episode 1: Fat Chance
Episode 2: The Ambassador
Episode 3: A Time for Talk
Episode 4: Rear Vision
Episode 5: Military Matters
Episode 6: A Housing Crisis
Episode 1: Shared Interests
Episode 2: Edifice Complex
Episode 3: Wonder Drug
Episode 4: Vulnerable to Attack
Episode 5: A Waste of Energy
Episode 6: A Quiet January
The first season premiered at 9:30 pm on Wednesday 9 July 2008. After episode 5, it was removed from schedule due to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The season finale aired at 9:00 pm on Wednesday 27 August.
Series 1 and 2 of The Hollowmen is available on DVD as a three disc box set.
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