'Winners and Losers' is an enjoyable, heartwarming series based around four friends who were dubbed the 'losers' at high school.
The series picks up 10 years after four women finished school in the suburbs of Melbourne. Although their lives have lead them in different directions, the women are all stopped in their tracks with the prospect of returning to the school for their 10 year high school reunion. However when the friends reunite they feel empowered, walk out of their school reunion, party, talk all night and then buy a lotto ticket the next morning. The first episode finishes with the girls winning the lottery, ensuring their lives are tied to each other for the foreseeable future.
The four lead female characters Jenny, Bec, Francis and Sophie are very different women, but the friendship between them is so believable thanks to the real life friendships of the actresses. The supporting male characters add romantic and comedic aspects to the storyline. The friendship group develops as family secrets are revealed and each season progresses as the girls mature.
Another hit by Bevan Lee (Packed to the Rafters, A Place To Call Home), 'Winners and Losers' illustrates the energy of the city of Melbourne, with numerous scenes being filmed at cafes, restaurants, bars and botanical gardens. This show certainly feels like a lot of fun because of the social nature of the friends and their extended families and the eye-catching fashion!
