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.

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.