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Secret Life of Us, The

Year of completion
2004
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
Series
Genre
Drama
Duration
66 x 60 minute episodes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

About a group of 20-somethings living in the urban environs of Melbourne's St Kilda. They have yet to make it, but know it's just a matter of time. A one-hour drama series about love, money, friendship, success and anything else that's worth going after.
Completion Year
2004
Genres
Drama
Format
Series
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Executive Producer

Errol Sullivan

Producer

John Edwards, Amanda Higgs, Amanda Higgs, John Edwards, Amanda Higgs, Amanda Higgs, Amanda Higgs, Ross Allsop, Peter Millington

Writer

Various, Christopher Lee, Judi McCrossin, Anthony O’Connor, Christopher Lee, Judi McCrossin, David Ogilvy, Elizabeth Coleman, Liz Doran, Andrew Kelly, Christopher Lee, Judi McCrossin, Tony McNamara, Roger Monk, Debra Oswald, Jacquelin Perske, Judi McCrossin, Christopher Lee, Elizabeth Coleman, Jacquelin Perske, Liz Doran, Tony McNamara, Michael Miller, Hamish Wright, Stuart McDonald, Tony McNamara, Michael Miller, Ellie Beaumont, Jane Bodie, Hamish Wright, Jaime Browne, Kris Mrksa, Jane Allen, Fiona Wood, Chris Corbett, Liz Doran, Jessica Adams, Elizabeth Coleman, Tony McNamara, Andrew Kelly, Roger Monk

Director

Various, Lynn-Maree Danzey, Kate Dennis, Roger Hodgman, Stuart McDonald, Daniel Nettheim, Cherie Nowlan, Daina Reid, Cate Shortland, Ian Watson, Roger Hodgman, Daniel Nettheim, Kate Dennis, Ana Kokkinos, Shawn Seet, Cate Shortland, Claudia Karvan, Stuart McDonald, Daina Reid, Ana Kokkinos, Roger Hodgman, Daina Reid, Raymond Quint, Brendan Maher, Stuart McDonald, Emma Freeman, Matthew Saville, Daniel Nettheim, Adrian Holmes, Daniel Nettheim, Cate Shortland, Stuart McDonald, Richard Jasek, Kate Dennis, Roger Hodgman, Declan Eames

Cast

Claudia Karvan, Deborah Mailman, Sam Johnson, Joel Edgerton, Abi Tucker, Sibylla Budd

Awards

2004 — TV Week Logie Awards

2004 — TV Week Logie Awards

2003 — TV Week Logie Awards

2003 — TV Week Logie Awards

Series

Series Listing

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Sales

Australian Sales

Southern Star Sales

International Sales

Southern Star Sales

Production Company

Southern Star John Edwards

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