Love My Way

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See also "Love My Way," a hit single by the Psychedelic Furs on their 1982 album, Forever Now.

Love My Way

Genre	Drama
Running time	50 Minutes
Creator(s)	John Edwards Claudia Karvan Jacqueline Perske
Starring	Claudia Karvan Asher Keddie Brendan Cowell Dan Wyllie Sam Worthington
Country of origin	Australia
Original channel	FOX 8 (Season 1) W (Season 2) Showtime (Season 3)
Original run	November 22, 2004–present
No. of episodes	22 (to date)
IMDb profile

Love My Way is a critically acclaimed and award winning Australian television drama series. It is about a group of 30 somethings dealing with the ups and downs of life. The series is broadcast on the Foxtel, Austar, and Optus Television Subscription Television services. It is produced by John Edwards and Claudia Karvan, and stars Claudia Karvan, Sam Worthington, Dan Wyllie, Asher Keddie, Brendan Cowell, and Alex Cook. Because the program is made for subscription television in Australia, it contains stronger material than most Australian programs - regular swearing, drug use and sexual references. The first series has been released on DVD, and is rated MA.

When the series was launched, much was made of the connection between "Love My Way" and The Secret Life of Us - both sharing a star, as well as significant creative talent (Edwards and Perske both were involved in "Secret Life", as were series writers like Tony McNamara). However, the series is not a continuation of "Secret Life", although it does share some thematic concerns.

In addition to appearing in the series, Brendan Cowell wrote two episodes of Series 1 and three episodes of Series 2.

The series revolves around an extended family unit - Frankie Paige (Karvan) and Charlie Jackson (Wyllie) are the separated parents of Lou (Cook), and Frankie also lives with Charlie's brother, Tom (Cowell). As the series begins, Charlie's new wife Julia (Keddie) is about to have their first child. Frankie's mother, Di (Gillian Jones) and Charlie's mother Brenda (Lynette Curran) and father Gerry (Max Cullen) also have a strong presence in the ongoing story, as does Julia's ex-lover Howard (Worthington), who enters into a relationship with Frankie.

The series started on FOX8 during the late Summer months when Commercial TV is in a non-ratings period. During the second season it was moved to W. Channel. In 2007 for its third series it will screen on Showtime. Foxtel has been criticised for moving the show to different channels to encourage viewing of the W. Channel and then for moving the program to Showtime which is not included in the basic package.

Love My Way is aired as a primetime show in the UK on five's spin-off channel Five Life.

[edit] Awards

The series won several Australian Film Institute Awards in 2005, including Best Television Drama Series, Best Direction in Television (for Jessica Hobbs), Best Television Screenplay, Best Actress in Television (for Claudia Karvan), and Best Supporting Actor in Television (for Max Cullen).
In 2006 the show again won Best Television Drama Series, making it the first show to win that title over two consecutive years in AFI history. The second series also picked up nominations in the Best Actress category for stars Claudia Karvan and Asher Keddie and Best Actor for Dan Wyllie. It was nominated also for Writing and Directing.
At the Logie Awards Most Outstanding Australian Drama in 2005 and again in 2006, while Claudia Karvan and Dan Wyllie each took out a Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Actress and Actor respectively in 2006. Asher Keddie and Brendan Cowell were also nominated in both years.
The series also has been nominated at almost every Australian television awards. At the ASTRA Awards (recognising talent in Cable television) it won awards in 2005 and 2006 for Claudia Karvan, Dan Wyllie and Best Drama Program. Asher Keddie and Brendan Cowell were nominated in both years, with Alex Cook also nominated in 2005. At the Australian Cinematographers Society Awards it won Best Cinematography in Television in 2005 for the shows first episode. At the Australian Screen Music Awards, composer Stephen Rae won Best Music for Television in 2005, and the show was also nominated at the Screen Sound Awards for Best Achievement in Sound. In 2005, Love My Way won the Australian Writers Guild Award and in 2006, the shows star and contributing writer Brendan Cowell was nominated.