Sylvania Waters (TV series)

Sylvania Waters
GenreReality
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes12
Production
ProducerPaul Watson
Running time43-44 minutes
Original release
NetworkAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
BBC One
Release21 July (1992-07-21) –
6 October 1992 (1992-10-06)
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Sylvania Waters was an Australian reality television series that followed the lives of an Australian family from the suburb of the same name within Sydney Sutherland Shire. The show's main characters were Noeline Baker and Laurie Donaher, who lived at 48 Macintyre Crescent. They are followed over a six-month period, emphasising their newfound wealth and luxurious lifestyle as well as interpersonal conflicts. The show was an early example of an Australian reality series. It premiered on Australian television in 1992 and was co-produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). The show later was one of the inspirations for the hit series Kath and Kim.