Love Is a Four Letter Word (TV series)
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| producer = Rosemary Blight
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- Michael Miller
- Shelley Birse
- Ellie Beaumont
- Matt Ford
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- Daniel Nettheim
- Kay Pavlou
- Tony Tilse
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| starring = Peter Fenton
Kate Beahan
Leeanna Walsman
Paul Barry
Linal Haft
Matt Doran
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| network = ABC
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Love Is a Four Letter Word is an Australian drama written by Matt Ford produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 2001. It was set and filmed in Newtown, in Sydney, New South Wales, following the lives of a group of friends working in a pub, and the concerns facing urban 20somethings in Australia. One of the regular features of the drama was a performance in the pub by a contemporary Australian band. The program is currently in syndication in the United States on Vibrant TV Network.
Cast and characters
- Peter Fenton as Angus O'Neil
- Kate Beahan as Alicia 'Albee' Barrett
- Paul Barry as Paul Bannister
- Leeanna Walsman as Larissa Barrett
- Linal Haft as Bernie O'Neil
- Matt Doran as Phil 'Klaus' Kaperberg
- Teresa Page as Juliette Briones
- John Molloy as Roy Williams
- Garry McDonald as Tom Mattingly
- Annie Davis-McCubbin as Maya Fink
- Rudi Baker as Quentin Richards
- Joanne Priest as Rachel Fox
- Paul Tassone as Eddie Bird
- Damian Walshe-Howling as Dean Masselos
- Joel McIlroy as Brent Duffy
- Zoe Coyle as Melissa Duvet
- Genevieve Mooy as Evelyn Richards
- Jack Finsterer as Evan Green (5 episodes)
- Ben Mendelsohn as Self (1 episode)
Featured bands
- pre.shrunk{{Cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/loveis/band1.htm |title=Love is - bands |website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=1 April 2007 |archive-date=25 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070325100011/http://www.abc.net.au/tv/loveis/band1.htm |url-status=dead }}
- Machine Gun Fellatio
- The Duvets (fictitious band created for the show){{Cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/loveis/band3.htm |title=Love is - bands |website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=1 April 2007 |archive-date=19 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070919015056/http://www.abc.net.au/tv/loveis/band3.htm |url-status=dead }}
- Stella One Eleven{{cite web|url=http://www.stella-one-eleven.com/|title=Stella Home Resources – Garage storage and organization|website=Stella-one-eleven.com}}
- Widow Jones{{cite web|url=http://www.machinegunfellatio.com|title=目元のたるみ解消NAvi|website=Machinegunfellatio.com}}
- On Inc{{Cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/loveis/band6.htm |title=Love is - bands |website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=1 April 2007 |archive-date=31 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831231502/http://www.abc.net.au/tv/loveis/band6.htm |url-status=dead }}
- Jackie Orszaczky and the Grandmasters{{cite web|url=http://www.orszaczky.com|title=Gabor Orszaczky, freelance, web, design, development, developer, consulting, experience, spa, spas, single page apps, angularjs, mean stack, ui, ux, seo, optimization, hosting, server management, linux admin, photoshop, designer, html, css, php, javascript, jquery, mysql|first=Gabor|last=Orszaczky|website=Orszaczky.com}}
- Nokturnl
- Hamish Cowan{{Cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/loveis/band11.htm |title=Love is - bands |website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=1 April 2007 |archive-date=2 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102180224/http://www.abc.net.au/tv/loveis/band11.htm |url-status=dead }}
- Jodi Phillis{{Cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/loveis/band12.htm |title=Love is - bands |website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=1 April 2007 |archive-date=28 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828224030/http://www.abc.net.au/tv/loveis/band12.htm |url-status=dead }}
- I Can't Believe It's Not Rock{{cite web|url=http://www.thedissociatives.com/news/news.htm|title=N E W S|website=Thedissociatives.com}}
- Bernie Hayes{{cite web|url=http://www.halfacow.com.au|title=The home of Half A Cow Records|website=Halfacow.com.au}}
- Luke Hanigan{{cite web|url=http://www.lo-tel.com/|title=Combell.com Parkpage|website=Lo-tel.com}}
- The Dumb Earth{{Cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/loveis/band19.htm |title=Love is - bands |website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=1 April 2007 |archive-date=28 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828053910/http://www.abc.net.au/tv/loveis/band19.htm |url-status=dead }}
- Endorphin{{cite web |url=http://www.sonymusic.com.au/artists/endorphin/ |title=Endorphin ::.. ..:: Official site |access-date=2005-10-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021002000606/http://www.sonymusic.com.au/artists/endorphin/ |archive-date=2002-10-02 }}
- Tim Freedman{{Cite web|url=https://thewhitlams.com/|title=The Whitlams|website=Thewhitlams.com|access-date=11 December 2021}}
- Sunk Loto{{cite web |url=http://www.sonymusic.com.au/artists/sunkloto |title=SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT :: Australia :: Home |access-date=2005-10-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120050615/http://www.sonymusic.com.au/artists/sunkloto |archive-date=2008-11-20 }}
- Christa Hughes
- Felicity Hunter{{cite web|url=http://www.felicityhunter.com/|title=Felicity Hunter|website=Felicityhunter.com}}
Soundtrack
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1. Daniel Denholm – Albee's Theme
2. Machine Gun Fellatio – I'm Not Afraid Of Romance
3. pre.shrunk – Sound Pimp
4. The Dumb Earth – Auld Lanxiety Attack
5. The Whitlams – Charlie No 1
6. Jodi Phillis – Waiting, Wanting, Holding
7. Hamish Cowan – I'll Never Grow Up
8. Bernie Hayes – You Made Me Hard
9. Stella One Eleven – The River
10. Endorphin – Free
11. Nitocris – Spouse Killer
12. Sunk Loto – Shiver
13. Lo-Tel – Disconnected (Acoustic Version)
14. Christa Hughes – Carrot Day
15. Felicity Hunter – Angel Fire
16. Bernie Hayes and the Shouties – Long Letter
17. pre.shrunk – Hot Robots
18. Daniel Denholm – Angus's Theme
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See also
- Twentysomething – a comedy series from 2007, set in Sydney.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070315222751/http://www.abc.net.au/tv/loveis/ ABC: Love Is a Four Letter Word] homepage
- {{IMDb title|0271914}}
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Category:2001 Australian television series debuts
Category:2001 Australian television series endings
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