Growing up can take a lifetime.
Love My Way is a Logie Award winning and critically acclaimed Australian television drama series. It won the AFI award for Best Television Drama Series for each of its three seasons.
Love My Way was about a group of thirty-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.
Produced by John Edwards and Claudia Karvan, Love My Way starred Karvan, Sam Worthington, Dan Wyllie, Asher Keddie, Brendan Cowell, 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 The Secret Life of Us: both sharing a star, as well as significant creative talent. However, the series is not a continuation of Secret Life, although it does share some thematic concerns.
More to Tell (Episode 1)
Air date: 2006-02-05
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Frankie arrives back after eight months overseas to find that the lives of everyone around her have changed dramatically.
The Christmas Thing (Episode 2)
Air date: 2006-02-12
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: During a Christmas shopping spree, Julia is caught and charged for shoplifting. What a great start to the Christmas season. Frankie decides to go all out for Christmas with everyone coming to Dover Heights for lunch.
When Wanting Works (Episode 3)
Air date: 2006-02-19
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: Frankie's first day at art school plunges her into a competitive, backbiting world. Her presence back in Tom's house is causing him panic attacks. Too much unfinished business.
No Immunity (Episode 4)
Air date: 2006-02-26
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: Katie is moving out of Dover Heights, leaving Frankie and Tom alone in the house. Tom doesn't want her to go. Charlie stumbles upon Steven and becomes pre-occupied with the affair that she's having with this older man.
Old Wounds (Episode 5)
Air date: 2006-03-05
Runtime: 51 min
Overview: Charlie decides that Brenda and Gerry love Tom more than him. In an unguarded moment, Brenda agrees, hurting Charlie more than he ever expected. Frankie locks herself in the Art School overnight to work on her assessment.
I Know You (Episode 6)
Air date: 2006-03-12
Runtime: 51 min
Overview: Tom is in love with Katie but can't resist sharing a bed with Frankie. Tom's panic bubbles up as he tries to deal with the awful truth that he is in love with two women. Katie starts to suspect that Tom is having an affair.
Tower of Love (Episode 7)
Air date: 2006-03-19
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: Frankie and Lewis have not left each other's sides for three weeks. Frankie is blown away by the fact that she can love someone again. Tom has moved back home and Charlie and he are back in their old bunk beds.
Crossing the Line (Episode 8)
Writer: Sarah Lambert
Air date: 2006-03-26
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: Tom starts a campaign of revenge against Frankie turning off all the power at the house, sinking Frankie and Lewis into darkness. Gerry is finding the pressure of both boys back home too much.
Amphibians (Episode 9)
Air date: 2006-04-02
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Lewis's 15-year-old son, Dylan comes to stay with him and Frankie. A monosyllabic Goth, Frankie finds his presence disturbing. Julia is living alone in a serviced apartment, feeling lost.
One Big Happy (Episode 10)
Air date: 2006-04-09
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Dylan goes too far with his haunted house stories in an effort to impress his friends, while Charlie tries to help Julia with her depression.
Five Minutes of Fame (Episode 11)
Air date: 2006-04-16
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Di is called on to honour the deal she made agreeing to help Clive die peacefully at home. Unsure if she can uphold the deal, Di asks Frankie, Lewis and Dylan to help.
You're Almost There (Episode 12)
Air date: 2006-04-23
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Frankie discovers she's pregnant and battles with whether she can face being a mother again. Charlie and Julia decide to buy an over priced piece of property, have more kids and just do it all again.
