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.[1][2]
The show follows the lives of the Tivolli 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.[3]
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.[4] The show was renewed for a second season on 18 October 2013.[5] 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.[6]
Cast
Main cast
- 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 cast
- Pia Miranda as Kristin Glaros (Seasons 1–2)
- Catherine McClements as Diana Southey (Season 2)
- Jessica McNamee as Lisa Montago (Season 2)
- Luke McGregor as Luke (Seasons 1–2)
- Dave Lawson as Julian (Season 2)
- Mike McLeish as Mickey Mac (Seasons 1–2)
- Dion Williams as Lachie (Seasons 1–2)
- Calen Mackenzie as Jesse Reid (Seasons 1–2)
- Cheree Cassidy as Alice McQueen (Seasons 1–2)
- Tina Bursill as Lenore (Seasons 1–2)
- 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)
Guests
- Alex Papps as Tom Reid (2 episodes)
- Georgina Naidu as Marla (4 episodes)
- Nicholas Bell as Caroline's lawyer (1 episode)
- Paula Arundell as Chelsea (1 episode)
- Tony Nikolakopoulos as Anton (2 episodes)
Episodes
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Logie Awards[7] | Most Outstanding Drama Series | The Time of Our Lives | Nominated |
| Most Outstanding Actress | Claudia Karvan | Nominated |
References
- ^ 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 links
- Anderson, Doug Time of Our Lives, the Years That Made Us – TV review at Australia Cultureblog, the Guardian, 24 June 2013
- Official ABC website