Adam Zwar
Director
Lowdown (2010)
Season 1
Alex Burchill is the top reporter at the once mighty tabloid shock-sheet, the Sunday Sun. But with circulation in decline, Alex has to stop the rot by producing a scandalous, circulation-boosting story on a misbehaving celebrity every week. And every week, the universe punishes him for his intrusions into the private lives of the rich and famous by somehow ruining his life.
Released April 21, 2010
None+
Genres: Comedy
Keywords: tmdb.journalist, tmdb.celebrity, imdb.journalist, imdb.woman-on-top, imdb.female-rear-nudity, mdblist.has-trailer
Watch Providers: PBS
Production Companies: Australian Broadcasting Corporation, High Wire Films
Network: ABC TV
S1E1 - Wasp in Translation
Celebrity tabloid journalist and Lowdown columnist Alex Burchill scores a highly coveted interview with the environmentalist, Tantra-loving, Buddhist rock God, Wasp Warneke on one condition... he doesn't ask about Tantra.
April 21, 2010, midnight
S1E2 - Bonk Bonk, Who's There?
Publicist to the stars Hope van der Boom, briefs Alex before he interviews actor, sex-symbol and family man Oliver Barry. The interview is awkward and uncomfortable, despite the fact that Alex and Oliver share a birthday.
April 28, 2010, midnight
S1E3 - Zirco Goes Berko
Temperamental tennis star Mitch "Zirco" Zicopoulos has pulled out from a warm-up tournament citing a sore finger, leaving 20,000 fans out of pocket. Alex's editor is convinced Zirco is faking his injury and sends Alex and Bob to find the truth.
May 5, 2010, midnight
S1E4 - Hart of Darkness
When plagiarising popstar Sofia Corelli is assaulted on the eve of her Melbourne tour, Alex suspects that the renowned torch singer Abi Hart has something to do with it. After all, Sofia has totally ripped-off Abi's sound and look.
May 12, 2010, midnight
S1E5 - Cooper Scooper
It's late Saturday night, and the editor is thrilled to hear via the police scanner that prominent businessman Jack Cooper has been busted drink driving. A reluctant Alex, with Bob and Rita in tow, heads to Cooper's Toorak home for a foot-in-door interview.
May 19, 2010, midnight
S1E6 - Lavish Swinger
Australia's number one golfer Mike Lavish arrives in town to promote his new golf DVD game. Armed with video evidence of Lavish taking an alleged air-swing at the Australian Masters, Alex confronts Lavish at a press conference and is quickly ejected by a "hormonal" Hope Van der Boom.
May 26, 2010, midnight
S1E7 - Who's Your Baddy?
Alex is heavied into writing a puff piece on underworld crime boss Tony Marino and drags Bob along to take the pics. Blindfolded, they are taken to meet Tony at a seedy hotel.
June 2, 2010, midnight
S1E8 - Project Runaway
Project Starsearch finalist Joss Miller has absconded from the show's compound, jeopardising the multi-million dollar TV final. The editor offers $10,000 of his own money to the first journalist able to locate Joss and get the story – the Sunday Sun's future depends on it.
June 9, 2010, midnight
Network: ABC TV
Released: April 21, 2010
Last Air Date: Oct. 25, 2012, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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