Living in Your Car
| Living in Your Car | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy drama |
| Created by | Joseph Kay Dani Romain George F. Walker |
| Written by | Joseph Kay Dani Romain George F. Walker Courtney Jane Walker |
| Directed by | Paul Fox David Steinberg Shawn Thompson Henry Sarwer-Foner |
| Starring | John Ralston |
| Composer | Varouje |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 21[1] |
| Production | |
| Editor | David B. Thompson |
| Camera setup | Multiple |
| Running time | 29 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | HBO Canada |
| Release | May 7, 2010 – December 12, 2011 |
Living in Your Car is a Canadian television comedy-drama series that debuted on May 7, 2010, on HBO Canada.[2]
The series stars John Ralston as Steve Unger, a former high-flying corporate executive struggling to rebuild his life after being indicted on fraud, obstruction and racketeering charges. Legally forbidden to hold any job dealing with other people's money, he finds himself ordered to teach a business ethics class—and is forced to live in his car when his wife will not let him back into their home.
The series was created and principally written by George F. Walker, Dani Romain, and Joseph Kay.
Cast
[edit]- John Ralston as Steve Unger
- Ingrid Kavelaars as Lori Unger, Steve's estranged wife
- Mariah Horner as Kate Unger, Steve and Lori's daughter
- Colin Cunningham as Neil Stiles, Steve's lawyer
- Kathryn Winslow as Bridget
- Ivo Canelas as Bruno
- Lúcia Moniz as Carol
- Clare Coulter as Jess Unger
- Joe Cobden
- Catherine Fitch
Episode list
[edit]Series overview
[edit]| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 13 | May 7, 2010 | July 30, 2010 | |
| 2 | 8 | October 24, 2011 | December 12, 2011 | |
Season 1
[edit]| Total | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Chapter One" | David Steinberg | George F. Walker, Dani Romain, Joseph Kay | May 7, 2010 | |
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After living the life of a wealthy CEO Steve Unger has trouble adjusting to life as an ex-con with convictions for racketeering, obstruction of justice, and fraud. Shunned by his wife, former colleagues, and even his parents, Steven turns to his lawyer for help and to retrieve a luxury car that he had put in his lawyer's name to avoid it being seized. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Chapter Two" | Shawn Alex Thompson | George F. Walker, Dani Romain, Joseph Kay | May 14, 2010 | |
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Steve wakes up from his first night living in his car to find himself in an impound lot. Desperate to get his car back Steve forges a letter from his lawyer authorising him to possess the car and steals money from his daughter to pay the $200 fee. In an attempt to pay his daughter back Steve takes a job picking worms but when he tries to manage his co-workers and then act as their agent he gets everyone fired. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Chapter Three" | Paul Fox | George F. Walker, Dani Romain, Joseph Kay | May 21, 2010 | |
| 4 | 4 | "Chapter Four" | David Steinberg | George F. Walker, Dani Romain, Joseph Kay | May 28, 2010 | |
| 5 | 5 | "Chapter Five" | Paul Fox | Joseph Kay, Courtney Jane Walker | June 4, 2010 | |
| 6 | 6 | "Chapter Six" | Shawn Alex Thompson | George F. Walker, Courtney Jane Walker | June 11, 2010 | |
| 7 | 7 | "Chapter Seven" | David Steinberg | George F. Walker | June 18, 2010 | |
| 8 | 8 | "Chapter Eight" | Shawn Alex Thompson | Dani Romain, Joseph Kay | June 25, 2010 | |
| 9 | 9 | "Chapter Nine" | Shawn Alex Thompson | Joseph Kay, Courtney Jane Walker | July 2, 2010 | |
| 10 | 10 | "Chapter Ten" | Bruce McDonald | George F. Walker, Dani Romain | July 9, 2010 | |
| 11 | 11 | "Chapter Eleven" | Bruce McDonald | Joseph Kay, Courtney Jane Walker | July 16, 2010 | |
| 12 | 12 | "Chapter Twelve" | Bruce McDonald | George F. Walker, Dani Romain | July 23, 2010 | |
| 13 | 13 | "Chapter Thirteen" | David Steinberg | George F. Walker, Dani Romain | July 30, 2010 | |
Season 2
[edit]On June 14, 2010 Astral Media and Corus Entertainment announced a second season of Living in Your Car had been commissioned and would begin production in the summer of 2010 for broadcast in 2011.[3]
| Total | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | "Chapter Fourteen" | Bruce McDonald | George F. Walker | October 24, 2011 |
| 15 | 2 | "Chapter Fifteen" | Henry Sawer-Foner | George F. Walker, Joseph Kay | October 31, 2011 |
| 16 | 3 | "Chapter Sixteen" | Henry Sawer-Foner | Dani Romain, Joseph Kay | November 7, 2011 |
| 17 | 4 | "Chapter Seventeen" | Paul Fox | George F. Walker, Courtney Jane Walker | November 14, 2011 |
| 18 | 5 | "Chapter Eighteen" | Shawn Alex Thompson | George F. Walker, Dani Romain | November 21, 2011 |
| 19 | 6 | "Chapter Nineteen" | Shawn Alex Thompson | Joseph Kay, Courtney Jane Walker | November 28, 2011 |
| 20 | 7 | "Chapter Twenty" | Paul Fox | Dani Romain, Courtney Jane Walker | December 5, 2011 |
| 21 | 8 | "Chapter Twenty-one" | Bruce McDonald | Dani Romain, Joseph Kay | December 12, 2011 |
Awards and nominations
[edit]The series received ten Gemini Award nominations at the 26th Gemini Awards in 2011.
| Award | Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini Awards | 2011 | Best Comedy Series | Living in Your Car | Nominated | [4] |
| Best Actor in a Comedy Series | John Ralston | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Joe Cobden | Nominated | |||
| Colin Cunningham | Nominated | ||||
| Peter Donaldson | Nominated | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Ingrid Kavelaars | Nominated | |||
| Kathryn Winslow | Nominated | ||||
| Best Costume Design | Michael Harris, "Chapter 12" | Nominated | |||
| Best Photography in a Comedy Series | Stephen Reizes, "Chapter 1" | Won | |||
| Best Casting | Marsha Chesley | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ "Living In Your Car". The Nightengale Company. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
- ^ "HBO Canada presents Living in Your Car, one man's karmic fall from the high life to the highway". Canada NewsWire, April 6, 2010.
- ^ "The Movie Network and Movie Central announce upcoming production slate" (Press release). Canada NewsWire. June 14, 2010. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
- ^ Mishki Vaccaro, "Gemini nominations announced: Flashpoint leads, once again, and controversial Kennedys miniseries gets some nods". Toronto Life, August 4, 2011.
External links
[edit]
- Official website (accessible only from Canada)
- Living in Your Car at IMDb