''Love My Way'' is an Australian television drama series. It won the

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for Best Television Drama Series for each of its three seasons (2004–2007).

Premise

Set in Sydney, ''Love My Way'' was about a group of 30-somethings dealing with the ups and downs of life. The series revolves around an extended family unit - Frankie Paige and Charlie Jackson are the separated parents of Lou, and Frankie also lives with Charlie's brother, Tom. As the series began, Charlie's new wife Julia is about to have their first child. Frankie's mother, Di and Charlie's mother, Brenda, and father, Gerry, also have a strong presence in the ongoing story, as does Julia's ex-lover Howard, who enters into a relationship with Frankie.

Production

Produced by

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Claudia Karvan Claudia Karvan (born 19 May 1972) is an Australian actress, producer and scriptwriter. As a child actor, she first appeared in the film, '' Molly'' (1983) and followed with an adolescent role in ''High Tide'' (1987). She portrayed a teacher in ...

, ''Love My Way'' starred Karvan,

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, and Alex Cook. As the program was made for subscription television in Australia, it contained stronger material than most Australian programs: regular swearing, drug use and sexual references. When the series was launched, much was made of the connection between ''Love My Way'' and ''

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, this time covered by

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, played over the title sequence. Some scenes were filmed on location at the infamously dangerous Cromwell Park.

Subscription television

The series premiered on FOX8 on 22 November 2004 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 season, it screened on

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. 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 of subscription television in Australia.

Cast

Main cast

as Francesca "Frankie" Paige *

as Julia Jackson *

as Tom Jackson *

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as Charlie Jackson *

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as Brenda Jackson * Alex Cook as Louise "Lou" Jackson Paige * Gillian Jones as Di Paige *

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as Gerry Jackson

Recurring/guest stars

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as Lewis Feingold *

as Howard Light * Mariel McClorey as Katie *

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as Dylan Feingold *

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as Billie *

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as P.K. *

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as George Wagstaffe *

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as Simone *

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as Harper

Series overview

Episodes

(Episode information retrieved from Australian Television Information Archive).

Season 1 (2004-05)

Season 2 (2006)

Season 3 (2007)

Awards and nominations

AACTA Awards

2015 Wins * AACTA Subscription Television 20th Anniversary Award for Best Drama (one-off award)

Australian Film Institute Awards

The program has won many Australian Film Institute Awards. 2005 Wins * Best Television Drama Series * Best Direction in Television (for

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) * Best Television Screenplay * Best Actress in Television (for

) * Best Supporting Actor in Television (for

). 2005 Nominations * Best Actor for

* Best Achievement in Screen Craft - Cinematography - for Louis Irving 2006 Wins * Best Television Drama Series,Australian Film Institute
making it the first show to win that title over two consecutive years in AFI history. 2006 Nominations * Best Actress category for stars

and

* Best Actor for

* Best Direction in Television * Best Television Screenplay 2007 Wins * Best Television Drama Series * Best Actress in Television (for

) 2007 Nominations * Best Actor for

* Best Supporting Actress for

* Best Television Screenplay

TV Week Logie Awards

2005 Wins * Most Outstanding Australian Drama 2005 Nominations * Most Outstanding Actor -

* Most Outstanding Actor -

* Most Outstanding Actress -

2006 Wins * Most Outstanding Australian Drama * Most Outstanding Actor -

* Most Outstanding Actress -

2006 Nominations * Most Outstanding Actor -

* Most Outstanding Actress -

2007 Wins * Most Outstanding Australian Drama 2007 Nominations * Most Outstanding Actor -

* Most Outstanding Actor -

* Most Outstanding Actress -

* Most Outstanding New Talent -

* Most Popular Actor -

2008 Nominations * Most Outstanding Actress -

* Most Outstanding Actress -

* Most Outstanding New Talent -

ASTRAs

ASTRAs * 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

and Best Drama Program.

and

won acting awards in 2007, and the show won Best Drama Program for a third consecutive year. In 2008

won her third ASTRA for the series. In its four years, the series was nomination for a total of 25 ASTRAs including nominations for stars Alex Cook,

and

Australian Cinematographers Society Awards

2005 Nominations * Cinematographer Louis Irving was nominated for Best Cinematography in Television

Australian Screen Music Awards

2005 Wins * Composer Stephen Rae won Best Music for Television

Screen Sound Awards for Best Achievement in Sound

2005, 2006, 2007 Nominated * Best Sound In A Drama Series

Australian Directors Guild Awards

2007 Nominated * Outstanding Direction in Television

Australian Editors Guild Awards

2007 Nominations * Outstanding Editing in Television Drama

Australian Writers Guild Award

2008 Nominations * Outstanding Screenplay:

for episode "The Cemetery Gates" 2007 Wins * Outstanding Screenplay: Tony McNamara for episode "Cold Blooded Creatures" 2007 Nominations * Outstanding Screenplay:

for episode "The King of the Castle" 2006 Nominations * Outstanding Screenplay:

for episode "I Know You" 2005 Wins * Outstanding Screenplay: Louise Fox for episode "A Different Planet" 2005 Nominations * Outstanding Screenplay:

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for episode "Only Mortal"

International airings

''Love My Way'' was aired as a primetime show in the UK on

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's spin-off channel Five Life (Now Fiver). In

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it airs on channel 4 (

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) on Thursday evenings and it also aired in Ireland on

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in the early hours of Sunday, Monday and Wednesday. It is also screened in

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during Sunday evenings, and in

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on TVNZ Channel 2 during late Monday evenings. As well,

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carries ''Love My Way''. In Mexico is screened on

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. The Netherlands as well.

References

External links

Foxtel

Showtime

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