''The Time of Your Life'' is a British television series made by

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for

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, and aired in the summer of 2007. The drama series tells the story of Kate (portrayed by

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) who has awoken from an 18-year coma to find the world that she once knew has slipped away. Initially she is unable to come to terms with the fact her parents are older and her friends look so different. But as the weeks go by she adjusts to a world with the internet, mobile phones and global companies. Kate is also shocked by her friends, especially Sally (

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), with whom she briefly lives. She also is unaware that her parents were on the verge of divorce when she woke. For their part, Eileen (

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) and Toby (

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) are pretending nothing was awry. However, Kate's life will never be resolved until she discovers the truth of why she was assaulted at the school leaving party 18 years previously. All her friends seem to have reasons why they want to forget that night. Kate needs to know why she survived and her fellow school pupil Brian Wellings was killed. Brian's father, Jack, follows Kate to try and discover the truth. The series also stars

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, who plays Amanda, one of Kate's childhood friends who has married her teacher,

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, playing Joe, who had a crush on Kate when they were younger and Mark Bazeley as Pete, Kate's childhood sweetheart, who has become a successful businessman, with a fiancée, Emma (

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). Kate later ends up together with Amanda's son Dexter (

Augustus Prew Augustus Prew (born 17 September 1987) is an English film and television actor. He is known for his roles in '' About a Boy'' (2002), ''The Secret of Moonacre'' (2008), '' Charlie St. Cloud'' (2010), '' The Borgias'' (2011), '' Kick-Ass 2'' (20 ...

). Another cast member is

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. The series aired on the

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in Australia between August and October 2007.

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