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Life is like a trifecta — there is your homelife, lovelife and worklife and if all is in order your life is set. This episode explores the homelife and lovelives of the characters from The Secret Life Of Us — from finding new flatmates, to the tough times, falling in love, falling out of love and most of all, friendship. Narrated by Deborah Mailman.
Explores the last piece of the trifecta — the worklife. Join in as we reminisce with The Secret Life Of Us characters as we track their career goals or lack thereof and most of all how they let off steam at the end of the day. Narrated by Deborah Mailman.
Meet Miranda, RIchie, Will, Alex, Evan, Kelly, Jason and Gabrielle - flatmates, friends, lovers they are all searching for life's often elusive treasures - a fulfillment of love, sex, money and success. Their shared experience in a St Kilda apartment building begins a shared journey of discovery, deception and delight as Evan embarks on writing his first novel despite omnipresent distraction and inevitable setbacks. (Part 1 of 2)
Meet Miranda, RIchie, Will, Alex, Evan, Kelly, Jason and Gabrielle - flatmates, friends, lovers they are all searching for life's often elusive treasures - a fulfillment of love, sex, money and success. Their shared experience in a St Kilda apartment building begins a shared journey of discovery, deception and delight as Evan embarks on writing his first novel despite omnipresent distraction and inevitable setbacks. (Part 2 of 2)
Facing the truth isnt always easy- is it better to live in denial or to seek a suitable distraction? Gabrielle and Jason live upstairs, but as Jason struggles under the weight of his profession as a lawyer will he marry Gabrielle for all the wrong reasons? Alex, a successful doctor, is plagued by insecurities as flatmate Evan continues to write his novel. Into their lives bounces the eternal optimist Kelly with plenty to share.
There are some things one has to endure alone - without the helop of friends or family. But it is this experience that informs one of the loyalty that exists around them - and just who to trust when the chips are down. Richie shines in the celebrity of an actor's life while Will realises he has to stand alone.
The unspoken rules of a relationship define an understanding between two people. But when those rules are compromised and push comes to shove the consequences can be ruinous. Sam saves Will from an embarrassing and unprecendented performance with a surprising confrontation.
The only thing we can expect in life is the unexpected. Richie finally gives into temptation and desire, acting out a surpise sexual encounter with Simon.
When there's a fork in the road - which path should you take? Richie's head is spinning after his encounter with Simon and feels his life is heading in a new direction. Jason deals with the consequences of a major indiscretion. Evan becomes increasingly entranced by Carmen and jealousy ruins Sam and Will's plans for an indulgent day in bed.
Can we define ourselves by what we do, how we do it, or by whatothers believe we should be? Kelly explores multiple relationship questionaires and realises how people define themselves according to their romantic expectations. Jason and Gabrielle rock the foundations with their bitter breakup and Alex becomes very much caught up in the middle.
We are not the sum of our life experiences, but the beneficiary of others' shared experiences. When everyone bonds over life's many ups and downs they begin to understand each other more, breaking down some barriers to share a formative and enlightening time together.
In a state of limbo, one's instincts cease working - instead of moving forward, one remains stuck to the ground. Richie strugles with his encounter with Simon and eventually confides in Will. Jason and Gabrielle finalise their situation.
Love strikes joy into your heart and then strikes a fatal blow. Gabrielle's arguments with Jason hit an all time low. Alex has a soul searching perspective on love and decides to embrace the single, independent life. And Carmen and Evan's relationship falls on hard times.
After the bomb's been dropped you have to deal with the fallout. Will gets stoned and forces himself on an unsuspecting Sam. Eric invites Alex on an innocent weekend away but has ulterior motivies and Evan becomes delusional about his relationship with Carmen.
Once you release a secret you can never get it back. Alex explores the possiblilty of a flirtation with Miranda's friend Pandora, rousing the vouyer in Evan. Eric becomes the centre of an almost fatal emergency. Richie takes an interest in newcomer Brad and Jason takes charge of his destiny, moving to a place of his own.
Habits are are funny things... offering us distraction and comfort - but from what? Will offeres a lifeline to Sam in an attempt to ease her woes, but their relationshipis far from sunny. Gabrielle gets a lift from her affair with Mac but will the tide of romance turn? And Alex steps up and takes control of her romantic life once more.
You can't always get what you want. Will has ideas about Richie's newfound sexuality and begins to devlop a complex. Evan turns over a new leaf and decides to go without sex for a while. Jason's jealous over Mac and Gabrielle continues to grow.
Alex and Evan give into tempation but whats the aftereffect? Kelly in inspired and meets a man and Richie finally tells Miranda the truth...but at what cost?
There's no time to look back when everything lies ahead of you. Richie deals with the aftershock of his encounter with Brad. Will seeks comfort in Sam's company and the ramifications of Alex and Evan's drug imparied moment are explored.
When you're young you feel invincible. Alex has mixed feelings about Evan - feeling confused and betrayed. Miranda gets set for opening night of her show just as Richie movies out of the flat.
LIfe is short, play hard. But life can be way too short... Gabrielle keeps the pressure on Alex reffusing to let her off the hook. Richie turns down a role when he learns the character is gay.
Richie finally embraces the gay scene. Evan submits a revealing aarticle to a street newspaper and "outs" RIchie in the process. Will has a reality check, determined to live life to the full.
Suddenly everything is different. Alex breaks out with a huge announcement which usets an stuns Evan. Kelly and her new boyfriend take things slowly and Gabrielle decides to move on from her high- powered career.
How do we know when it's now or never? Richie feels uncomfortable when Brad wants him to experiment sexually with another gay couple. Miranda and Will are becoming very close, and she's slowly letting Richie back into her life. Meanwhile, Evan is accepted into the Writer's Colony in New York.
Christian is spinning out of control despite Evan's effots to help him. Chloe & Miranda's big night out clubbing doesn't end as planned.Kelly bumps into Nathan-and his new wife. Evan helps Gabrielle to choose a flatmate. Although she insists on having a girl as a flatmate she finally chooses Patrick to be her flatmate after she spends some time with him.
Evan and Gabrielle are salsa dancing. It reminds them of being in Cuba, the fun they had. They kiss. But that was free Gabrielle, and responsible Gabrielle lives in the real world - is sex with Evan the best idea? Alex is sure that her supervisor, Professor Vanda, is the main reason she's being sent to Edenhope, a remote posting near the SA border. For the first time in her academic life Alex feels like she is being treated as the `problem child'. Rex doesn't agree and a rift develops. Kelly is working on her first university essay. Jake is helping out. Through their shared ideas, intimacy grows. Christian gets a sexy text message from a girl, Katie, at the Fu Bar. She's sitting at the other end of the bar. Christian and Katie have a drink and he discovers that she's deaf. They can't talk to each other but there's other ways of communicating.
Evan is given complete control in designing a TV commercial concept. It's the first proper work he's been given and he loves it. Meanwhile, Gabrielle bravely re-enters the dating game. When Jake helps Kelly with a bibliography for her university essay, she's smitten. Alex questions her career.
Alex's decision to move to London with Rex is cemented by a poor report from one of the senior surgeons at her hospital, despite the fact he has never operated with her. Evan helps organise a farewell party for the couple while Kelly stands back, distraught that her best friend is leaving. The farewell do is a perfect night for the happy couple and they make the impromptu decision to tie the knot in a low key ceremony on the oft used roof of their apartment building. The episode also features a confession by Miranda to her boss Chloe, and Richie battling to deal with life as an out-of-work actor.
Evan and Kelly's new housemate Marnie turns their lives upside down. Kelly fails in her first essay and asks Frank to hand him a new essay and he agrees. Gabrielle finds it difficult to live without Alex especially when she goes to have a swim (like she used to with Alex) and although she tries to go swimming with Kelly and Evan she still feels that it's not the same. The relationship of Miranda and Chloe gets really tight.
Gabrielle discovers Tidy's secret past and Christian welcomes an old girlfriend back from overseas.Evan gets fired from his job.Chloe moves in to Miranda's apartment.
Gabrielle has a crisis as she defends a male flasher. Richie considers an unexpected job offer.
Evan seeks justice at his ten-year school reunion. Miranda finds out the truth about her acting career.
Kelly really dislikes a Kiwi backpacker that Evan has invited to stay. Miranda wins a Green Card to the U.S.
Evan feels very guilty about Kelly's attack. Miranda says goodbye to Chloe as Tidy lets a young boy die.
Tidy has an unexpected sexual encounter while Richie considers an offer to be a sperm donor.
After their disastrous encounter, Gabrielle lays down the post-sex rules to Tidy while Christian seduces a close friend of Chloe's.
The boys head off on a fishing expedition, where Evan and Christian clash over George. A little girl changes Kelly's life.
Evan and George don't feel the same way about each other. Richie's quest to become a dad hits an obstacle.
Gabrielle's career hits crisis point. George discovers how Evan really feels about her.
Gabrielle finally realises what she really wants. Evan and Chloe help Kelly run for student council.
Evan declares war on a literary critic. Richie receives a royalty cheque so big he doesn't know how to spend it
Evan has thrown away his book but he still can't write, the old patterns remain. Meanwhile, Richie is shocked when Simon kicks him out of the flat. The two friends join forces and sink a few jars as they debate what the return of Saturn has done to their lives. As one drink merges into another, the boys find themselves somewhere they would never have expected. After months of struggle, Kelly's academic horizons expand when she gets 19 out of 20 for a university essay. Suddenly, she finds herself considering things she never thought possible. Gabrielle finds herself in murky water when she decides to go for pre-selection at the local Federal seat. It seems like the job is hers, if she wants it - but it seems too easy, too quick. Meanwhile, Tidy encounters his first love, the woman he left the priesthood for, the woman who until one week ago was his sister-in-law. Torn between the past and the present, Tidy makes a big decision about his future. In the middle of all this chaos - Alex arrives home
Evan and Alex rekindle their relationship while Gabrielle runs for Federal Parliament.
The fallout from Evan and Alex's encounter lingers as Rex returns. He's tired, wrung-out, but not so much that he can't see something is going on. Rex presses Alex to reveal her secret, bringing their relationship to crisis point. Meanwhile, Evan, having finished his second book, meets his editor. It's Jemima. Yes, the girl who sprayed his room with fish sauce after they broke up, will edit Evan's heart and soul. Gabrielle is forced to re-examine her principles when Bruce reveals he is pursuing an underhanded tactic that will tip the balance of the by-election in her favour. It's D-Day for Kelly, due to go before a tribunal to explain why she cheated in her exam. She could be failed, or thrown out of the course altogether, but more disturbing to Kelly is the thought she has lost the respect of her friends, and her teacher Frank, forever. Chloe thinks Christian could do better than Talia, and can't help baiting his girlfriend. Christian, meanwhile, is trying to beat his epilepsy by going on a health kick. His actions unwittingly draw Talia and Chloe deeper into conflict. Richie too is caught between his lover and friend, his relationships with Charlie and Simon fraying before his eyes. It all comes to a head as Gabrielle awaits the results of her election, leaving Alex and Evan's relationship changed forever
Kelly and Evan have had it with new the tenants upstairs (Adam, Lucy and Nikki). If they're not hogging the communal washing machine, then they're monopolising the hot water system. And Lucy's cat Orlando keeps making unsolicited visits to their flat. But every time Kelly tries to talk to them she gets the door slammed in her face. Just what is their problem? High proximity equals high tension, with communication breakdowns happening in all corners. When the tenants discover they are sharing Orlando's fleas, Kelly declares war!
The accidental 'catslaughter' of Orlando is weighing heavily on Kelly's mind. Lucy tries to prepare Piers' case for Immigration, but things are looking shaky. Stu is incensed that his ex, Karen has 'stolen' Buddha and enlists Christian on a retrieval mission. Conflict between the flats rises but Kelly is determined to restore harmony between them.
Back at Uni, Kelly is nervous about seeing her Psychology lecturer, Frank. But when they do meet up, new truths overshadow old wounds. Adam's position of golden-boy at the broking firm is threatened by the arrival of Marcus, a cocky 'geezer' from the London Office. Nikki's week starts off promisingly with a potential new job offer, but her inability to draw the line between work and play lands her in hot water.
Evan and Jemima's relationship is going from strength to strength, spurring Evan into making an unprecedented proposal. Kellie's got sex on the brain and it's affecting her studies. A dud anniversary gift prompts Lucy to call off her wedding. Christian decides it's time for Stu to purge his ex-girlfriend from his system.
Evan is preparing for the launch of his new book, Sometimes Life, when an ex-girlfriend returns. Suddenly, his relationship with Jemima isn't looking so rock solid. Has Evan, the once-notorious commitment-phobe, returned to his old ways? Meanwhile, Lucy is troubled by her racy dreams and Bree has developed a crush on a co-worker — who's gay. As for Kelly, she's wondering if she's become addicted to her new love, Frank.
Evan makes a life-changing decision: he decides that the time has come to leave the St Kilda apartment block that has been his home for so many years. Meanwhile, Kelly is still having serious doubts about her boyfriend, Frank, and her place in his heart. And what on Earth is going on between Bree and her gay co-worker, Jeff?
Adam is rattled when Nikki lands a job at his work. Kelly faces a tough decision over who should move in
It looks like Kelly is getting exactly what she always wanted — but is her dream about to be shattered? Having longed for Frank to go public with their steamy affair, Kelly is initially delighted when he takes her to his best friend's 40th birthday bash. But it's at the party that Kelly soon finds herself wondering whether Frank really is the right man for her. Is the age difference between them simply too great for it to work? Meanwhile, the guys back at the St Kilda apartment block are busy doing some male bonding over a friendly game of cards. Old wounds come to life when Lucy and Nikki attend a reunion dinner, and Bree is overjoyed when Jeff invites her to the opening of a new bar — until she realises he only has eyes for Simon.
They're the best of mates, but will their friendship survive the revelation of a shock secret? It all looks set to change between Christian and Stu when Christian makes a startling confession. Speaking of secrets, Lucy discovers the real nature of Adam and Nikki's relationship. Kelly, meanwhile, has doubts about her lecturer and lover, Frank, and will Bree accept that Jeff will never be interested in her?
Despite the fact that she dumped him, and now has a new man in her life, Kelly is still under the impression that she and her former uni lecturer lover, Frank, can enjoy a good working relationship. As if! Frank obviously intends to make life as difficult as he can for Kelly. Meanwhile, Lucy's fiancé pays her a surprise visit. But her happiness is short-lived after she finds out the real reason behind his trip. Elsewhere, Nikki makes a shock discovery about Adam, and Justin tells Bree something he's never told anyone.
Kelly enters Corey's football world and learns a whole new set of rules. It's one thing to get her head around the game but the social aspect of the game gets her insecurities mounting, especially when she meets Corey's ex, a glamorous model. Kelly ends up having a nasty fight with Corey. Is it all over? Speaking of insecurities, Simon realises that dating a younger man has its drawbacks. He's feeling old before his time now that he's seeing the younger Jeff. Meanwhile, Bree's shoplifting addiction is exposed.
When Adam is confronted by an angry client at the brokerage firm, he is forced to question the nature of his work. He did everything that was reasonably expected of him. But did he do enough? Meanwhile, Justin and Adam form an unexpected bond when they share a night from hell.
Nikki has a one-night stand with a mysterious guy and, to her surprise, she can't stop thinking about him. But her new love is giving away very little about himself. When Nikki starts doing her own investigations into what his story is, she may be in for quite a shock. Meanwhile, Lucy asks Stu to help her look for wedding locations. But is Stu falling for Lucy? and can he make the leap from the Friends Ladder? And why is Kelly concerned about the safety of her footy player boyfriend, Corey.
Jeff invites Simon to meet his parents, but what should be a sweet night ends in a fight. Jeff thinks Simon is acting like his father, Simon thinks he is acting like a child. Is this the end of the rainbow? Or will they work it out? Lucy finds herself becoming drawn into the personal troubles of the father of one of her students. Bree is disturbed when Justin makes a play for her mum.
Adam is tempted by an illegal offer in the workplace. Stuart is propositioned by Zelko's 18-year-old sister, while Kelly tries to help Corey cope with the possible end of his playing career.
Justin wants to do his articles at an ethical law firm, but no one ethical wants to employ the son of tax-lawyer Hunter Davies. Nikki is jealous when Lucy connects with Rob and Stuart is upset when Zelko befriends his nemesis.
When Stu and Zelko host a P-party, their guests get promiscuous. With Corey's AFL career over, Kelly hopes he can find a new future, Bree tries to break her drought with Zelko, and Stuart crosses a line with a client.
Nikki needs more out of her relationship than talking to Rob's answering machine — but is Rob ready? Stu tells Lucy something she wishes she hadn't heard. Adam gets closer to meeting his son than ever before.
The gang goes coastal for a weekend in lieu of a hen party for Lucy. The weekend brings Stu and Lucy closer than ever. Rob's indifference to Nikki's attempts at toughing it out make her question the relationship. Will Bree and Zelko get over their fears and get together?
Lucy cancels her wedding and Piers flies immediately over from the UK to win her back. Corey arrives back in town throwing a spanner into the works of Kelly and Justin's blossoming relationship. Adam finally gets the opportunity to meet his son and to see Nikki in a new light. Bree and Jeff fight it out at the Hair Show.
