Lowdown

The story

Lowdown shines a torch on the life of a man whose job it is to feed the public's insatiable appetite for celebrity gossip. Alex Burchill, the author of the Lowdown column which appears in the once great but now ailing tabloid newspaper – the Sunday Sun. Each week Alex interviews celebrities for his column, and each week at least one of those celebrities ruins his week. Sometimes the celebrity gets drunk and punches Alex out. Sometimes the celebrity gets him arrested. Usually the celebrity sleeps with his girlfriend, Rita. It may not sound like much of a life, but it invariably leads to great copy and the readers love it. In fact, it's the only thing standing between the Sunday Sun and oblivion.

Cast

A Adam ZwarAlex Burchill K Kim GyngellHoward Evans P Paul DennyBob Geraghty B Beth BuchananRita Heywood D Dailan EvansDr James Sawers G Geoffrey RushNarrator (voice) M Martin Sharpe A Ashley ZukermanDylan Hunt J Julia ZemiroHope van der Boom C Charlotte Gregg J Judith LucySelf M Martin SacksTony Marino

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E Eliza Szonert R Rob SitchSelf S Sullivan StapletonOliver Barry E Erin CornellBianca C Craig McLachlanBen Hollander A Anthony AhernWasp Warneke C Caroline O'ConnorMrs. Cooper S Steve BisleyJack Cooper B Bert LaBontéMike Lavish J Jane HarberJoss Miller K Kate JenkinsonSamantha