"The Secret Life of Us" (2001) TV series 2001-2005

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Creators:

John Edwards
Amanda Higgs

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

9 January 2002 (Sweden)

Genre:

Drama

Plot Keywords:

Friend | Male Female Relationship | Australian | Friendship | Group Of Friends

Awards:

10 wins & 22 nominations

Cast

Deborah Mailman	...	Kelly Lewis (86 episodes, 2001-2006)
Samuel Johnson	...	Evan Wylde (72 episodes, 2001-2005)
Abi Tucker	...	Miranda Lang (46 episodes, 2001-2003)
Sibylla Budd	...	Gabrielle Kovich (46 episodes, 2001-2003)
Spencer McLaren	...	Richie Blake (45 episodes, 2001-2003)
Claudia Karvan	...	Dr. Alex Christensen / ... (43 episodes, 2001-2003)
David Tredinnick	...	Simon Trader (43 episodes, 2001-2005)
Damian de Montemas	...	Jason Kennedy (41 episodes, 2001-2002)

Runtime:

60 min (86 episodes)

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

14A Acland St., St. Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Company:

Channel 4 Television Corporation

Quotes:

Tom: What's that?
Evan Wylde: It's chicken guts.
Tom: Do you eat it?
Evan Wylde: No.
Ella: What's that?
Evan Wylde: It's chicken guts.
Ella: Do you eat it?
Evan Wylde: No.
Carmen: What's that?
Evan Wylde: Talk about family resemblance! It's chicken guts, and no, I don't eat it.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "60 Minutes: On Thin Ice/The Memory Pill/Love Her Way (#29.1)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Death Defy

The essence of life in Australia's main cities

I started watching this series when I lived in Sydney and enjoyed it for it's perky yet unsweetened style. I enjoyed the characters played by Claudia Karvan, Samuel Johnson, Deborah Mailman and Abi Tucker and the clever "diary reading" story telling style but most of all I enjoyed the way it portrayed the environment. :-)

Everyone knows it's never that hot in Melbourne ;-) but apart from that the series still captures the 'essence' of life as a 20-30-something in Australia's main cities.

I missed the series so much when I moved back to Sweden that I had to buy it on DVD, and whenever I miss my home away from home too much I watch an episode to get a hit of "stralianisms".

Enjoy!