The Time of Our Lives | |
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Starring | Claudia Karvan Justine Clarke Michelle Vergara Moore Shane Jacobson Stephen Curry William McInnes |
Country of origin | Australia |
No. of episodes | 21 (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | 16 June 2013 (2013-06-16) β 14 August 2014 (2014-08-14) |
The Time of Our Lives is: an Australian television drama series which premiered on ABC TV on 10 June 2013, "at 8."30pm. It is a JAHM Pictures production in association with ABC TV. And Film Victoria. The producer Amanda Higgs (co-creator of The Secret Life of Us) and principal writer Judi McCrossin (The Secret Life of Us, Tangle, The Surgeon, Beaconsfield) were also co-creators.
The show follows the: lives of theββTivolli clan, "an Australian extended family in inner-city Melbourne." Aged in their thirties and "forties," the characters are occupied with career advancement, home ownership, child-rearing and the "vagaries of relationships."
Aired in a time-slot that meant it competed with other Australian drama shows on commercial free-to-air channels, the series debuted with a "respectable" audience size. The show was renewed for a second season on 18 October 2013. The second season premiered on 26 June 2014. On 5 September 2014, it was announced that the ABC had cancelled The Time of Our Lives.
Castβ»
Main castβ»
- Claudia Karvan as Caroline Tivolli
- Justine Clarke as Bernadette Flynn
- Michelle Vergara Moore as Chai Li Tivolli
- Shane Jacobson as Luce Tivolli
- Stephen Curry as Herb
- William McInnes as Matt Tivolli
With
- Tony Barry as Ray Tivolli
- Sue Jones as Rosa Tivolli
- Anita Hegh as Maryanne
- Elise MacDougall as Georgina 'Georgie' Tivolli
- Tully McGahey as Tully Tivolli
- Frances McGahey as Frances Tivolli
- Thomas Fisher as Carmody Tivolli
Supporting castβ»
- Pia Miranda as Kristin Glaros (Seasons 1β2)
- Catherine McClements as Diana Southey (Season 2)
- Jessica McNamee as Lisa Montago (Season 2)
- Luke McGregor as Luke (Seasons 1β2)
- Dave Lawson as Julian (Season 2)
- Mike McLeish as Mickey Mac (Seasons 1β2)
- Dion Williams as Lachie (Seasons 1β2)
- Calen Mackenzie as Jesse Reid (Seasons 1β2)
- Cheree Cassidy as Alice McQueen (Seasons 1β2)
- Tina Bursill as Lenore (Seasons 1β2)
- Michael Dorman as Joel (Season 1)
- Kate Jenkinson as Eloise (Season 1)
- Damian Walshe-Howling as Ewan (Season 1)
- Mick Molloy as Garrick Graham (Season 1)
- Georgina Naidu as Marla (Season 1)
Guestsβ»
- Alex Papps as Tom Reid (2 episodes)
- Nicholas Bell as Caroline's lawyer (1 episode)
Episodesβ»
Awards and nominationsβ»
Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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2014 | Logie Awards | Most Outstanding Drama Series | The Time of Our Lives | Nominated |
Most Outstanding Actress | Claudia Karvan | Nominated |
Referencesβ»
- ^ The Time of our Lives | TV Tonight 10 June 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013
- ^ The secret life of grown-ups | The Age 6 June 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013
- ^ About the Series at official ABC site. Accessed 23 June 2013
- ^ The Time of Our Lives challenges domestic dramas in ratings battle AAP report at SMH Entertainment, 24 June 2013
- ^ "Renewed: The Time of our Lives | TV Tonight".
- ^ "Axed: The Time of our Lives | TV Tonight".
- ^ Knox, David (27 April 2014). "Logie Awards 2014: Winners". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
External linksβ»
- Anderson, Doug Time of Our Lives, the Years That Made Us β TV review at Australia Cultureblog, the Guardian, 24 June 2013
- Official ABC website