| The Secret Life Of Us | |
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| Format | Drama |
| Created by | John Edwards Amanda Higgs |
| Starring | Claudia Karvan Samuel Johnson Deborah Mailman Abi Tucker Joel Edgerton Sibylla Budd David Tredinnick Spencer McLaren Damian De Montemas Michael Dorman |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 88 |
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| Location(s) | St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Southern Star Group |
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| Original channel | Network Ten |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original run | 16 July 2001 – 28 December 2005 |
The Secret Life of Us was a Australian television drama series set in the beachside suburb of St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia. The series was produced by Southern Star Group and screened in Australia from 2001 to 2005 on Network Ten and on Channel 4 in the UK. Initially co-funded by the two networks, Channel 4 pulled out after the third series and the fourth series was not aired in the UK. It has been shown in other countries such as New Zealand (TV3), Ireland (RTÉ Two), Canada (SuperChannel3), the Netherlands (Yorin), France (Canal Plus), Estonia (ETV, Kanal 11), Norway (NRK), Serbia (B92, TV Avala), Russia (TNT) and Israel (Channel 2).
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The show revolves around a group of friends in their mid twenties to early thirties who live in a St Kilda apartment building (the actual block is Belvedere Flats on the Esplanade). Their interaction with one another, relationships with other friends and romantic interests, along with their personal and career development, are featured.
Initially, the series was immensely popular in Australia, and had a devoted cult following in the UK.
The show's ratings began to dwindle following the departure of several main characters and the introduction of new characters. The third season featured a particularly high character turnover. Many original characters left, while their replacements failed to last out the series.
The key character of Evan (Johnson) departed early in the show's fourth and final season. By its end only two original characters remained: barkeeper Simon (Tredinnick) and student Kelly (Mailman).
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Production ended in 2004 with the completion of the fourth series.
The decision had been made to discontinue production after the first three episodes of the fourth series aired in Australia to disastrously low ratings. At that time the program was removed from its prime-time slot.
The unscreened episodes from that final season were broadcast with little publicity in late 2005.
| Season | Date Released | # Of Episodes | # Of Discs | Special Features |
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| The Complete Series | 10 November 2010[1] | 88 | 25 |
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