From humble beginnings in Quambatook, Ian Meldrum rose to become the most influential and well known name in Australian music.
S1E1 · 2016-02-07
A young Molly Meldrum helps launch unassuming TV music show Countdown. Despite his muddled presentation, it's an instant hit. Molly puts Australian music on the global stage - and his own star rises.
S1E2 · 2016-02-14
Molly is now the power broker of pop – the most influential name in Australian music. He travels the world as the confidante of the music industry’s elite, and gains exclusive interviews with international bands. Meanwhile, Countdown’s producer worries that Molly’s partying has made him less reliable. He hires former pop sensation Lynne Randell to be Molly’s personal assistant and manage him.
Samuel Johnson
Ian "Molly" Meldrum
Connor Crawford
John Paul Young
Ben Geurens
Shirley
Michael Beveridge
Raggsy
Kate Atkinson
Mother
Byron Bulluss
Young Ian
Wil Greenway
Ted Emery
Damien Aylward
Father
Felix Star Higson-McBrearty
Freddo
Aidan Gorozidis
Brian Meldrum
Kobe Gorozidis
Robert Meldrum
Alex Rowe
Iggy Pop