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Lowdown is an Australian television comedy series set in the world of celebrity journalism. Created by Amanda Brotchie and Adam Zwar, it stars Zwar, Paul Denny, Beth Buchanan, Dailan Evans, Kim Gyngell and is narrated by Geoffrey Rush. The ABC series premiered on 21 April 2010 and is produced by Nicole Minchin and directed by Amanda Brotchie.[1]

Lowdown
Created byAmanda Brotchie
Adam Zwar
Written byAmanda Brotchie
Adam Zwar
Trudy Hellier
Directed byAmanda Brotchie
StarringAdam Zwar
Paul Denny
Beth Buchanan
Dailan Evans
Kim Gyngell
Narrated byGeoffrey Rush
Theme music composerNick Cave
Opening theme"There She Goes, My Beautiful World"
by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes16
Production
ProducerNicole Minchin
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkABC1
Release21 April 2010 –
25 October 2012

The first series consisted of eight episodes and premiered on 21 April 2010 and ended its first-run on 9 June 2010.[2] 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."[3] A second series of eight episodes was broadcast from 6 September 2012 to 25 October 2012.[4][5]

Season Episodes Originally aired
Season premiere Season final
1 8 21 April 2010 9 June 2010
2 8 6 September 2012 25 October 2012
Episode Date Aired Timeslot Rating Nightly Rank Weekly Rank
1.01 21 April 2010 9.00 Wednesday 545,000[7] 27[7] 98[8]
1.02 28 April 2010 469,000[9] 26[9] 100+[10]
1.03 5 May 2010 601,000[11] 24[11] 91[12]
1.04 12 May 2010 594,000[13] 25[13] 97[14]
1.05 19 May 2010 560,000[15] 27[15] 100[16]
1.06 26 May 2010 422,000[17] 30[17] 100+[18]
1.07 2 June 2010 580,000[19] 24[19] 95[20]
1.08 9 June 2010 523,000[21] 25[21] 100+[22]
Series Average --- --- 536,000[23] 26[23] 97[23]

'Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts

New York Festivals Awards

  • Gold World Medal for Best Comedy – Lowdown Season 2 (2013)[25]
  • Gold World Medal for Best Situation Comedy – Lowdown (2011)[25]

Australian Writers' Guild Awards

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)[28]
  • International Award for Excellence for Leading Actor – Adam Zwar (2011)[28]
  • International Award of Merit in Direction – Amanda Brotchie (2011)[28]

Monte-Carlo Television Festival

  • Golden Nymph Award for Best International Comedy Series – Lowdown (2013)[29]
  • Golden Nymph Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series – Adam Zwar (2013)[29]
  • Golden Nymph Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series – Beth Buchanan (2013)[29]

Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts

Australian Film Institute Awards

  • AFI Award for Best Television Comedy Series – Lowdown (2010)[30]
  • AFI Award for Best Performance in a Television Comedy – Paul Denny (2010)[30]

Australian Directors Guild Awards

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  30. ^ a b "Animal Kingdom Leads AFI Nominations". encoremagazine.com.au. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012.
  31. ^ "ADG Announces Top Directors of the Year". encoremagazine.com.au. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010.