| The Hollowmen | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Genre | Situation comedy-Drama |
| Created by | Santo Cilauro Tom Gleisner Rob Sitch |
| Directed by | Rob Sitch |
| Opening theme | "North by North" by The Bats |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Working Dog Productions |
| Producers | Santo Cilauro Tom Gleisner Rob Sitch |
| Production company | Working Dog Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC1 |
| Release | 9 July – 8 October 2008 |
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The Hollowmen is an Australian television comedy series set in the offices of the Central Policy Unit, a fictional political advisory unit personally set up by the Prime Minister to help him get re-elected. Their brief is long-term vision; to stop worrying about tomorrow's headlines, and focus on next week's.
The Hollowmen was first broadcast on Wednesday, 9 July 2008, on ABC1. Each series comprises six half-hour episodes.[1] On the eve of the first episode's national premiere, the series was approved by the ABC for a second series. The second series was screened right after the first, beginning on 13 September 2008.[2]
The comedy-drama satire is produced by Working Dog Productions, which was also responsible for Frontline, The Panel, Thank God You're Here and Utopia. The music used during the opening credits is an edited instrumental excerpt of the 1987 song "North by North" by New Zealand band The Bats. A special one-off presentation of The Hollowmen was created by Working Dog and played at Parliament House in Canberra on 11 March 2009, in support of the ABC's funding bid for 2009–12.
- ^ "Working Dog starts rounding up the Hollowmen". 8 June 2008.
- ^ "New Tom Gleisner TV show The Hollowmen a hit unseen". The Daily Telegraph. London. 9 July 2008.