City Life 28 years old
City Life was a New Zealand soap opera that screened on TVNZ from 1996-1998. It was portrayed the lives and loves of ten singles who lived in an upmarket apartment building in Auckland, New Zealand. The show was touted as New Zealand's answer to Melrose Place. The show starred Claudia Black, Lisa Chappell, Laurie Foell and Oliver Driver and featured a guest appearance by well known New Zealand actor, Kevin Smith. The show had a long development period, and the original treatment for the show had it set in Wellington with the working title 96 Oriental Parade. However, it was decided to produce the show in Auckland instead, and as such, the shows setting was changed along with the name to City Life. The first episode began with a controversial first scene, featuring a drunken Damon who owned the apartment building, in a homosexual kiss with his former lover Ryan on the night before his wedding. Damon was later killed off in the same episode after being hit by a car on the way to his wedding, and he left his apartment building to all of his friends. However, Damon's fianceè vowed to fight for her share of Damon's estate, leading to a storyline that would span the show's first five episodes.
Credits
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Kevin Smith He was 25 , 31 years old when he died | |
| Claudia Black She was 23 , now 52 years old | as Angela Kostapas |
| Charles Mesure He was 25 , now 54 years old | |
| Lisa Chappell She was 27 , now 56 years old | |
| Oliver Driver He was 21 , now 50 years old |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| Liddy Holloway Writing She was 49 , 57 years old when she died | Writer |
| Jessica Hobbs Directing | Director |
City Life (28 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1996-07-15
- Runtime: [60] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 26