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'Set in the world of tabloid journalism and celebrity gossip Lowdown is an eight-part comedy series that focuses on the life of a man whose job it is to feed the public's insatiable appetite for celebrity gossip; a man who'll risk life and limb to secure every scandalous scoop. Based loosely on the experiences of showbiz journalist and columnist (and series co-writer) Adam Zwar, each episode sees showbiz journalist Alex Burchill interview celebrities for his column - some willingly and others not so. Other characters include his friend and Sunday Sun photographer Bob Geraghty; his on-again-off-again girlfriend, Rita Heywood; his inept GP, Dr James; paranoid editor Howard Evans; the no nonsense publicist Hope van der Boom; and his broadsheet nemesis Dylan Hunt.'
Source: Lowdown website.
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Further Reference: 'Get the Lowdown from Geoffrey Rush - The Narrator,' ABC TV Blog - online (sighted 27/10/2010)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Amoral of the Story
2012
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review
— Appears in: The Age , 30 August 2012; (p. 7)
— Review of Lowdown 2010-2012 series - publisher film/TV -
Rags to Stitches
2012
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— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 26 August 2012; (p. 8-9) -
Tabloid Fodder
2010
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— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 26 April 2010; (p. 3) -
Dishing the Dirt
2010
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— Appears in: The Age , 15 April 2010; (p. 3) -
Zwar Reborn as Gossip Columnist
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 17 April 2010; (p. 14)
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The Amoral of the Story
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 30 August 2012; (p. 7)
— Review of Lowdown 2010-2012 series - publisher film/TV -
Zwar Reborn as Gossip Columnist
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 17 April 2010; (p. 14) -
Dishing the Dirt
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 15 April 2010; (p. 3) -
Tabloid Fodder
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 26 April 2010; (p. 3) -
Rags to Stitches
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 26 August 2012; (p. 8-9)
Awards
- 2012 nominated Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards — Best Television Comedy Series Nominated for season two.