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*The Hollowmen*
The Hollowmen
Genre	Situation comedy-Drama
Opening theme	"North by North" by The Bats
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	12
Original release
Network	ABC1
Release	9 July 2008 –; present

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The Hollowmen is an Australian television comedy series set in the offices of the Central Policy unit, a fictional think tank personally set up by the Prime Minister to help him get re-elected. First broadcast on Wednesday 9 July 2008 on ABC1, each series is comprised of six half-hour episodes. ^[1] On the eve of the first episode's national premiere, the series was greenlit by the ABC for a second season and the second series was screened straight after the first. ^[2] This comedy-drama satire is produced by Working Dog Productions, which was also responsible for Frontline, The Panel and Thank God You're Here. The music used during the opening credits for The Hollowmen is an edited instrumental version of the 1987 song "North by North" by New Zealand band The Bats.

Cast

Neil Melville – Ian, the Prime Minister's Chief of Staff
Rob Sitch – Tony, the Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary
Lachy Hulme – David 'Murph' Murphy, Senior Political Advisor
Merrick Watts – Nick, Senior Political Advisor
David James – Phillip, Departmental Secretary
Stephen Hall – Warren, Departmental Under-Secretary
Jacquie Brennan – Mel, Senior Media Advisor
Graeme Blundell – Geoff, Party Director
Santo Cilauro – Theo Tsolakis, Head of Market Research
Nicola Parry – Holly, Unit Office Manager
Rob Carlton – Kenny Pratt, advisor to the previous PM
Sacha Joseph - Vanmathy, Unit Office
Ben Chisholm - Josh, Unit Office
Sarah Arthur Young - Receptionist, Unit Office

Episode ratings

The first season premiered at 9:30 pm on Wednesday 9 July. After episode 5, it was removed from schedule due the 2008 Beijing Oympics. The season finale will air at 9:00 pm on Wednesday 27 August.^[3] The second season will premiere at 9:00 pm on Wednesday 3 September.

Episode No.	Airdate	Time	Ratings (5 capital cities)	Timeslot rank	Overall nightly rank
1.01	Wednesday 9 July 2008	21:30 – 22:00	1,185,000	1st	13th
1.02	Wednesday 16 July 2008	21:30 – 22:00	1,040,000	2nd	16th
1.03	Wednesday 23 July 2008	21:30 – 22:00	950,000	3rd	18th
1.04	Wednesday 30 July 2008	21:30 – 22:00	996,000	2nd	16th
1.05	Wednesday 6 August 2008	21:30 – 22:00	816,000	2nd	24th
1.06	Wednesday 27 August 2008	21:00 – 21:30
2.01	Wednesday 3 September 2008	21:00 – 21:30
2.02	Wednesday 10 September 2008	21:00 – 21:30
2.03	Wednesday 17 September 2008	21:00 – 21:30
2.04	Wednesday 24 September 2008	21:00 – 21:30
2.05	Wednesday 1 October 2008	21:00 – 21:30
2.06	Wednesday 8 October 2008	21:00 – 21:30

References

^ http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,23830302-5012980,00.html
^ http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,23990107-5012980,00.html
^ Knox, David (2008-08-03). "Bumped: The Hollowmen". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 2008-08-05. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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[1] ttp://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,23830302-5012980,00.html

[2] ttp://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,23990107-5012980,00.html

[3] Knox, David (2008-08-03). "Bumped: The Hollowmen". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 2008-08-05. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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-'''''The Hollowmen''''' is an [[Australia]]n [[television]] [[comedy]] series set in the offices of the Central Policy unit, a fictional think tank personally set up by the Prime Minister to help him get re-elected. First broadcast on Wednesday [[9 July]] [[2008]] on [[ABC1]].  This comedy-drama satire is produced by [[Working Dog Productions]], which was also responsible for ''[[Frontline (Australian TV series)|Frontline]]'', ''[[The Panel]]'' and ''[[Thank God You're Here]]''.  The first series comprises six half-hour episodes.<ref>http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,23830302-5012980,00.html</ref> The music used during the opening credits for The Hollowmen is an edited instrumental version of the 1987 song "North by North" by [[New Zealand]] band [[The Bats]].
+'''''The Hollowmen''''' is an [[Australia]]n [[television]] [[comedy]] series set in the offices of the Central Policy unit, a fictional think tank personally set up by the Prime Minister to help him get re-elected. First broadcast on Wednesday [[9 July]] [[2008]] on [[ABC1]], each series is comprised of six half-hour episodes. <ref>http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,23830302-5012980,00.html</ref> On the eve of the first episode's national premiere, the series was greenlit by the ABC for a second season and the second series was screened straight after the first. <ref>http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,23990107-5012980,00.html</ref> This comedy-drama satire is produced by [[Working Dog Productions]], which was also responsible for ''[[Frontline (Australian TV series)|Frontline]]'', ''[[The Panel]]'' and ''[[Thank God You're Here]]''.   The music used during the opening credits for The Hollowmen is an edited instrumental version of the 1987 song "North by North" by [[New Zealand]] band [[The Bats]].
-On the eve of the first episode's national premiere, the series was greenlit by the ABC for a second season.<ref>http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,23990107-5012980,00.html</ref>
-ABC has only made two of the five episodes screened to date available for download,<ref>http://www.abc.net.au/hollowmen</ref> on the grounds that "each episode only has the rights to be made available for stream/download for 7 days so the first three episodes won't be made available."<ref>http://www2b.abc.net.au/tmb/Client/Message.aspx?b=81&m=24131&ps=20&dm=1&pd=2&am=24131</ref>
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-The first season premiered at 9:30 pm on Wednesday [[9 July]]. After episode 5, it was removed from schedule due the [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing Oympics]]. The season finale will air at 9:00 pm on Wednesday [[27 August]].<ref>{{cite web|first=David|last=Knox|title=Bumped: The Hollowmen|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/08/bumped-hollowmen.html|publisher=tvtonight.com.au|date=[[2008-08-03]]|accessdate=2008-08-05}}</ref>
+The first season premiered at 9:30 pm on Wednesday [[9 July]]. After episode 5, it was removed from schedule due the [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing Oympics]]. The season finale will air at 9:00 pm on Wednesday [[27 August]].<ref>{{cite web|first=David|last=Knox|title=Bumped: The Hollowmen|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/08/bumped-hollowmen.html|publisher=tvtonight.com.au|date=[[2008-08-03]]|accessdate=2008-08-05}}</ref> The second season will premiere at 9:00 pm on Wednesday [[3 September]].
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+| align="center"| '''2.03'''
+| align="center"| Wednesday [[17 September]] [[2008]]
+| align="center"| 21:00 &ndash; 21:30
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+| align="center"| '''2.04'''
+| align="center"| Wednesday [[24 September]] [[2008]]
+| align="center"| 21:00 &ndash; 21:30
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+| align="center"| '''2.05'''
+| align="center"| Wednesday [[1 October]] [[2008]]
+| align="center"| 21:00 &ndash; 21:30
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+| align="center"| '''2.06'''
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