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The Hollowmen

2008-07-09 Comedy 7

The Hollowmen is set in the offices of the Central Policy Unit, a special think tank personally set up by the Prime Minister to help him in the most important job of all - getting re-elected. Their brief is "long term vision"; to stop worrying about tomorrow's headlines, and focus on next week's.

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First Aired

2008-07-09
Last Aired

2008-10-08
Creator

Rob Sitch
Genre

Comedy, Drama
Seasons

2
Episodes

12
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

ABC TV

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1. Fat Chance

After a radio interview turns into a talk back session where the topic of obesity comes up, the Prime ...More

After a radio interview turns into a talk back session where the topic of obesity comes up, the Prime Minister's team of advisers has to deliver the goods after the Prime Minister is accused of always looking into it but never doing anything. He declares that he will soon announce some new measures to tackle the problem. Fine tuning the new measures becomes coming up with some ideas from scratch.Less

30mins 2008-07-09

2. The Ambassador

The planned publication of a report on the selection criteria for overseas diplomatic postings threate...More

The planned publication of a report on the selection criteria for overseas diplomatic postings threatens to derail the plans to appoint a long standing and demanding senator as ambassador to anywhere but here.Less

30mins 2008-07-16

3. A Time for Talk

When conflict breaks out overseas, the Central Policy Unit must find a way to intervene without hurtin...More

When conflict breaks out overseas, the Central Policy Unit must find a way to intervene without hurting the international relationships. Murph quickly finds that there is a lot of talk, but not much action.Less

30mins 2008-07-23

4. Rear Vision

The Prime Minister is worried that his soon to be released budget lacks excitement. The Unit are call...More

The Prime Minister is worried that his soon to be released budget lacks excitement. The Unit are called in to come up with something suitably impressive.Less

30mins 2008-07-30

5. Military Matters

After a visit to a military base goes wrong the Prime Minister becomes concerned that not enough peopl...More

After a visit to a military base goes wrong the Prime Minister becomes concerned that not enough people are joining the armed forces. The Unit are asked to solve the problem.Less

30mins 2008-08-06

6. A Housing Crisis

With many Australians struggling to find a home, a report into the cost of maintaining Kirribilli Hous...More

With many Australians struggling to find a home, a report into the cost of maintaining Kirribilli House looks set to prove embarrassing for the Prime Minister. How can the Central Policy Unit justify his continued use of this "luxury weekender"?Less