The Secret Life of Us (2001) (TV)

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Director:

Lynn-Maree Danzey

Writers:

Christopher Lee (written by)
Judi McCrossin (written by)

Release Date:

3 July 2001 (UK)

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Claudia Karvan	...	Dr. Alex Christensen
Deborah Mailman	...	Kelly Lewis / Narrator
Samuel Johnson	...	Evan Wylde / Narrator
Abi Tucker	...	Miranda Lang
Joel Edgerton	...	Will McGill
Spencer McLaren	...	Richie Blake
Sibylla Budd	...	Gabrielle Kovich
Damian de Montemas	...	Jason Kennedy
David Tredinnick	...	Simon Trader
Tasma Walton	...	Leah
Tempany Deckert	...	Andrena
Andrew McKaige	...	Sean
Benjamin McNair	...	Joseph
Jessica Gower	...	Sam
Yael Cohn	...	Naked Girl

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Company:

Southern Star Entertainment Pty. Ltd.

Movie Connections:

Followed by "The Secret Life of Us" (2001)

Soundtrack:

Death Defy

Interesting but don't believe all you see...

These shows just keep on coming...DAWSON'S CREEK, MELROSE PLACE, 90210, SAVANNAH, and now Australia wants to jump on the bandwagon. We tried with ABOVE THE LAW (that didn't work, understatement) and now here we go again with THE SECRET LIFE OF US, a bunch of twentysomethings living in three apartments eeking out some kind of existence based on sex, love, relationships and maybe even work if they can squeeze it in. Don't get me wrong, it's better than ABOVE THE LAW (what was Tasma Walton thinking???), but it's still just a soap opera. It'll appeal to fans of BIG BROTHER, which it replaces on Monday nights on Channel 10 (thank christ), but to the rest of us, be warned: it suspiciously looks like another trendy fly-on-the-wall post-adolescent comedy-drama-romance that'll give the cafe crowds something to talk about now that the three months are up and the $250,000 has been "won". 6/10