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 Machine Gun Fellatio The Duvets (fictitious band created for the show) Stella One Eleven Widow Jones On Inc Jackie Orszaczky and the Grandmasters Nokturnl Hamish Cowan Jodi Phillis I Can't Believe It's Not Rock Bernie Hayes Luke Hanigan The Dumb Earth Endorphin Tim Freedman Sunk Loto Christa Hughes Felicity Hunter
Soundtrack
See also Twentysomething – a comedy series from 2007-13, set in Melbourne
References
External links ABC: Love Is a Four Letter Word homepage