
Living the Dream (2004)
What would you do if your entire world turned out to be fake? If a group of writers, producers and actors spent six months creating TV's most elaborate experiment all around you? If they plotted your every move, recorded it 24 hours a day and put it on national television... well that's exactly what happened to Sam Chambers in Living the Dream. The star nine actors are: Sarah Thomson as Tiffany, the rich bitch; Stephen Hall as Mule, the ex-SAS soldier; Jason Fitch as Mick the prick; Victoria Blackman as Mary, the virgin; Awanui Simich-Pene as Rima the schemer; Jeremy Birchall as Billy, the gay guy; Charlie McDermott as Ben, the best mate; Kirsty Cooke as Betty the new age flake, and Mark Ferguson as the smarmy host. Over the coming weeks, Sam and his eight housemates compete in increasingly bizarre challenges - all of them designed to push the actors and Sam to the limit, and to parody real reality TV shows. Can a bunch of actors step up to the challenge of remaining in character 24/7 and convincing Sam they are real? As well as challenges and the sheer astonishment of living with such extreme characters, each episode features an elimination. Although these are also set-up, Sam's real vote often threatened to affect the outcome- so behind the scenes the producers and writers were continually rewriting the actor's stories.
Recent Episodes
Episode | Name | Airdate |
---|---|---|
S01E10 | Episode 10: All Is Revealed | Oct 12, 2004 |
S01E09 | Episode 9: Pen-Ultimate Warriors | Oct 5, 2004 |
S01E08 | Episode 8: Just Four Left | Sep 28, 2004 |
S01E07 | Episode 7: La Cucaracha | Sep 21, 2004 |
S01E06 | Episode 6: Sam Go Bye Bye? | Sep 14, 2004 |
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