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 The fantstic Australia drama series The Secret Life of Us traces the lives of eight twenty-somethings sharing a Melbourne apartment block who are all looking for the same thing; love, sex, romance, success, and anything else that's worth going after. The problem is they haven't worked out how to get it yet, so they make it up as they go along.
The Secret Life Of Us recently won two AFI Awards; Samuel Johnson won Best Actor, and his on-screen love interest Catherine McClements scored Best Actress.
Head further down this page for the new Secret Life Of Us Soundtrack and DVD/Video releases!
CAST:
Samuel Johnson as Evan
Deborah Mailman as Kelly
Abi Tucker as Miranda
Sibylla Budd as Gabrielle
Damian De Montemas as Jason
Joel Edgerton as Will
Claudia Karvan as Alex
Spencer McLaren as Richie
EPISODES
1 & 2 The Secret Life Of Us telemovie.
3 The Unbelievable Truth: Alex has betrayed her best friend Gabrielle. She hates herself. So does Gabrielle.
4. The Garden of Gethsemane: Richie revels in the glamour of an actor’s life, while Miranda delivers a singing telegram. Will finds that he has to stand alone.
5. The Rules: Will suffers unprecedented performance problems, but Sam saves him from his embarrassment with a sudden sexual ambush
6. Expect the Unexpected: Richie gives in to temptation and has an unexpected sexual encounter.
7. The Road Less Taken: Evan falls madly in love with Carmen. Kelly finds that her job at Get Personal is a challenge to her code of ethics.
8. What Am I?: Kelly is intrigued by Nathan, a client at the Get Personal introduction agency. Alex is less than thrilled at the attentions of her doctor friend Eric. Jason reluctantly accepts the end of his marriage and ponders a change of career.
9. The Secret Life of Us: The friends share secret, life changing stories from their pasts. Will recounts being physically abused by a teacher, Miranda reveals her parents’ marriage breakdown, Alex tells of her rollerskating triumph, while Kelly remembers the "magic" that brought a pet mouse back from the dead. Evan reveals his feelings for Carmen.
10. State of Limbo: Evan tells Carmen that he loves her. Richie finds himself drawn into another sexual liaison with a different man. Miranda’s involvement in a long-term unemployed help scheme erodes her self-esteem even further. Richie tells Will his deepest, darkest secret.
11. Love Sucks: Gabrielle’s casual affair with Mac intensifies as her arguments with Jason escalate. Carmen breaks up with Evan. Will is finding that his love for Sam is making him irrationally jealous.
12. The Fallout: Will’s jealousy problems escalate when he tries to force himself on Sam at a party. Miranda confronts Simon about his sexual encounter with Richie, Evan assumes his relationship with Carmen is back on track. Kelly gets involved in network marketing and meets a fellow trainee whose interest in her is more than professional. Alex is invited by Eric to a group day trip, only to find they’re alone.
13. Secrets and Lies: Eric accidentally gives a little girl a double dose of morphine that nearly kills her and begs Alex to lie for him. Evan is intrigued when Alex embarks on a flirtation with Miranda’s exotic friend Pandora. Will's ex-girlfriend Leah re-appears.
14. Better the Devil You Know: Will and Sam’s relationship is strained by Leah’s personal crises. Kelly’s obsession with network marketing is driving Alex and Evan crazy. Kelly struggles with the realities of network marketing when, after two months of solid work, her first cheque is for a few dollars. Gabrielle’s thoughts are drifting back to Jason. Alex decides to take charge of her romantic life by asking Marcus out on a date.
15. The Gap: Will develops a slight complex about Richie’s newfound sexuality. Evan concentrates on his book by avoiding sex. Alex is so amused at the concept of a celibate Evan that he sets out to prove him incapable of it. Kelly is perplexed about her relationship with perfect Paolo, wondering why they don't seem to "fit". Jason is tormented by thoughts of Mac’s inventiveness in bed with Gabrielle.
16. The Butterfly Effect: Alex and Evan end up in a steamy clinch but are interrupted by Kelly. Kelly buys a book about the Rules of Love and meets a new man. Jason over-steps the mark at Gab’s apartment. Miranda gets the coveted role of Nina in Chekhov’s The Seagull. Richie comes home covered with love bites, confirming Miranda’s worst fears that he’s got together with Brad.
17. Piggy-in-the-Middle: Richie faces the consequences of his encounter with Brad, Miranda refuses to let him move out of the flat. Will finds comfort in Sam’s company. Kelly works part-time at the Fu Bar. The ramifications of Evan and Alex’s drug-addled “pash” intensify. Kelly can sense the tension and tries to settle things with a house meeting.
18. Intimations of Mortality: Alex is feeling confused and rejected by Evan. Miranda prepares for her opening night of The Seagull, while Richie prepares to leave the flat. Sam asks Will if he loves her, and he playfully says no. Soon afterwards, Sam is killed in a car accident. Will’s world tumbles down all around him as he struggles to absorb the devastating loss.
19. A Friend Indeed: Will goes back to work in spite of his injuries. Kelly helps him find a way of symbolically saying goodbye to stop his self-loathing. Richie is offered the lead role in a movie, but knocks it back when he discovers that the character is gay. Jason reveals he has a new job at a big corporate law firm, and that he has slept with another woman.
20. Men on the Verge: Richie throws himself into the gay scene. Jason tells Gabrielle the other woman is two months pregnant. Will is desperate to make the most out of life after Sam’s sudden death.
21. The New Order: Alex tells that she’s been accepted into the cranio-facial surgery program at a prestigious hospital in London and will be away for a year. Evan is stunned. Gabrielle decides to give up her high-powered career and sell her half of the flat. Richie says goodbye to Miranda.
22. Now or Never: Richie feels uncomfortable when Brad wants him to experiment sexually with another gay couple. Miranda and Will are becoming very close, and she’s slowly letting Richie back into her life. Kelly and Nathan admit that they’ve fallen in love. Evanaccepts an offer wo move to New York for a few months. Alex and Even passionately kiss in the taxi. |
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THE SECRET LIFE OF US (2 CD SET)
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 SOUNDTRACK
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CD
Music as heard on the hit TV series, The Secret Life Of Us, packed on two CDs featuring over 30 songs by all Australian artists. Includes tracks by Abi Tucker, Something For Kate, Motor Ace, Magic Dirt, Wicked Beat Sound System, Pollyanna and tonnes more. Abi Tucker – who plays the mostly-out-of-work actor Miranda in the series – is one of the recording artists who performs two of her brand new songs on this soundtrack. Everybody was written by Don Walker and produced by the Wicked Beat Sound System and Abi’s self-composed Everything is produced by Pound System. A fantastic compilation to coincide full of Australia's finest.
The Secret Life Of Us TV series is also available on DVD and video
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THE SECRET LIFE OF US: EPISODES 1-3 (VIDEO, VHS PAL)
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Video
DVD also available! (149 mins) Includes episodes 1&2 "The Secret Life of Us" (telemovie), and episode 3 "The Unbelievable Truth".
Please note This video is PAL format, which is suitable for play in Australasia, most of Europe and the UK. If you live in the US, Canada or other country where the NTSC format is used, your machine probably won't play this video. However some newer video playback machines do play both PAL and NTSC formats so it may be worth checking your instruction manual or with the manufacturer.
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THE SECRET LIFE OF US: EPISODES 4-6 (VIDEO, VHS PAL)
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Video
DVD also available! (146 mins) Includes episode 4 "The Garden of Gethsemane", episode 5 "The Rules", and episode 6 "Expect the Unexpected".
Please note This video is PAL format, which is suitable for play in Australasia, most of Europe and the UK. If you live in the US, Canada or other country where the NTSC format is used, your machine probably won't play this video. However some newer video playback machines do play both PAL and NTSC formats so it may be worth checking your instruction manual or with the manufacturer.
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THE SECRET LIFE OF US: EPISODES 7-9 (VIDEO, VHS PAL)
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Video
DVD also available! (141 mins) Indludes episode 7 "The Road Less Taken", episode 8 "What Am I?", and episode 9 "The Secret Life Of us".
Please note This video is PAL format, which is suitable for play in Australasia, most of Europe and the UK. If you live in the US, Canada or other country where the NTSC format is used, your machine probably won't play this video. However some newer video playback machines do play both PAL and NTSC formats so it may be worth checking your instruction manual or with the manufacturer.
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THE SECRET LIFE OF US: EPISODES 10-12 (VIDEO, VHS PAL)
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DVD also available! (140 mins) Includes episode 10 "State Of Limbo", episode 11 "Love Sucks" and episode 12 "Fallout".
Please note This video is PAL format, which is suitable for play in Australasia, most of Europe and the UK. If you live in the US, Canada or other country where the NTSC format is used, your machine probably won't play this video. However some newer video playback machines do play both PAL and NTSC formats so it may be worth checking your instruction manual or with the manufacturer.
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THE SECRET LIFE OF US: EPISODES 13-15 (VIDEO, VHS PAL)
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Video
DVD also available! (138 mins) Includes episode 13 "Secrets and Lies", episode 14 "Better the devil you know" and episode 15 "The Gap".
Please note This video is PAL format, which is suitable for play in Australasia, most of Europe and the UK. If you live in the US, Canada or other country where the NTSC format is used, your machine probably won't play this video. However some newer video playback machines do play both PAL and NTSC formats so it may be worth checking your instruction manual or with the manufacturer.
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THE SECRET LIFE OF US: EPISODES 16-18 (VIDEO, VHS PAL)
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 TV SERIES
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Video
DVD also available! (135 mins) Includes episode 16 "The Butterfly Effect", episode 17 "Piggy-in-the-middle" and episode 18 "Intimations and Morality".
Please note This video is PAL format, which is suitable for play in Australasia, most of Europe and the UK. If you live in the US, Canada or other country where the NTSC format is used, your machine probably won't play this video. However some newer video playback machines do play both PAL and NTSC formats so it may be worth checking your instruction manual or with the manufacturer.
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THE SECRET LIFE OF US: EPISODES 19-22 (VIDEO, VHS PAL)
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DVD also available! (182 mins) Includes episode 19 "A Friend Indeed", episode 20 "Men on the verge", episode 21 "Doorway" and episode 22 "Now and Forever".
Please note This video is PAL format, which is suitable for play in Australasia, most of Europe and the UK. If you live in the US, Canada or other country where the NTSC format is used, your machine probably won't play this video. However some newer video playback machines do play both PAL and NTSC formats so it may be worth checking your instruction manual or with the manufacturer.
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SOUNDTRACK - TRACKLISTING
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1. DEATH DEFY - MOTOR ACE
2. KARMA PACKAGE DEAL - 78 SAAB
3. MORE - WAIKIKI
4. PACE IT - MAGIC DIRT
5. EACH TIME YOU SMILE - SOUNDS LIKE SUNSET
6. SICK DAY - DAISYCUTTERS
7. PARTICULAR PEOPLE - POLLYANNA
8. YOU ONLY HIDE - SOMETHING FOR KATE
9. EVERYBODY (IDIOT FREE) - ABI TUCKER
10. KNOW WHO YOU ARE - POUND SYSTEM
11. NOT AFRAID OF ROMANCE - MACHINE GUN FELLATIO
12. FRISCO DISCO - NOT FROM THERE
13. SIZE DOES MATTER - ON INC
14. SET THE CONTROLS FOR THE HEART OF THE SUN - TITANICS
15. TOMORROW WE SING - SNOUT
16. EVERYTHING - ABI TUCKER
17. I DON'T WANNA KNOW - WICKED BEAT SOUND SYSTEM
18. DRIVE - CHAKRADIVA
19. UNSENT LETTER - MACHINE GUN FELLATIO
20. LOVE IS... - WAIKIKI
21. BEESTUNG - POLLYANNA
22. DREAMSHIP - LEONARDO'S BRIDE
23. TEXAS - DEADSTAR
24. IRIS ANN - 78 SAAB
25. MELTING - PAUL KELLY WITH MONIQUE BRUMBY
26. BEAT OF YOUR HEART - CHRISTINE ANU
27. IN BETWEEN WORLDS - SUZIE HIGGIE & WICKET BEAT SOUND SYSTEM
28. STAY WITH YOU - JACKIE BRISTOW
29. GOODNIGHT - BUTTERFLY NINE |
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