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Lowdown

2010-04-21 · 30 min / episode · ★ 4.5

Comedy

Lowdown shines a torch on the life of a man whose job it is to feed the public's insatiable appetite for celebrity gossip. Alex Burchill, the author of the Lowdown column which appears in the once great but now ailing tabloid newspaper – the Sunday Sun. Each week Alex interviews celebrities for his column, and each week at least one of those celebrities ruins his week. Sometimes the celebrity gets drunk and punches Alex out. Sometimes the celebrity gets him arrested. Usually the celebrity sleeps with his girlfriend, Rita. It may not sound like much of a life, but it invariably leads to great copy and the readers love it. In fact, it's the only thing standing between the Sunday Sun and oblivion.

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Creators
Adam Zwar, Amanda Brotchie
Production companies
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, High Wire Films
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Status
Ended

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Adam ZwarAdam ZwarAlex Burchill
Kim GyngellKim GyngellHoward Evans
Paul DennyPaul DennyBob Geraghty
Beth BuchananBeth BuchananRita Heywood
Dailan EvansDr James Sawers
Geoffrey RushGeoffrey RushNarrator (voice)

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