Season 1 • Episode 1
LatestPacific Drive is an Australian television series The series was conceived as a flamboyant, melodramatic soap opera and dealt with the lives of wealthy Australians living on the Gold Coast. Although criticised for being an Australian copy of the American soap opera Melrose Place, its outrageous storylines - including corporate scheming, various affairs, serial killers and a lesbian love triangle - saw the series gain a cult reputation.
Writing
Storylines so wild they loop back to genius
Costume
Mid-90s Australian wealthy fashion crimes
Simone Buchanan
Laura Harris
Mark Constable
Adam Stephens
Joss McWilliam
Martin Harris
Grant Bowler
Garth Stephens
Lloyd Morris
Trey Devlin
Danielle Spencer
Callie Macrae
Libby Tanner
Zoe Marshall
Steve Harman
Luke Bowman
André Eikmeier
Rick Carlyle
Christine Stephen-Daly
Amber Kingsley
Erik Thomson
Brett Barrett
Clodagh Crowe
Dior Shelby
Rebekah Elmaloglou
Liza Garland
Chris Haywood
Bill Garland
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Network Ten's attempt to capture the Melrose Place magic for Australian audiences, premiering just as that show hit peak popularity.
Despite 101 episodes, it never got a second season — making its cult status entirely posthumous through bootlegs and desperate YouTube uploads.
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