FX to air 'Summer Heights' "prequel"

FX is to re-run The Nominees, a comedy from Summer Heights High creator Chris Lilley.

The show - originally called We Can Be Heroes in its native Australia - follows five "special" Australians as they vie for the prestigious 'Australian Of The Year' award. As in Summer Heights, Lilley plays all five main characters.

The Nominees is also the first outing of bitchy schoolgirl Ja'mie King, who sponsored a thousand Ethiopian children in order to become a nominee.

The series, airing on FX from August 21, was first broadcast in 2005.

> Click here to read our recent interview with Chris Lilley