Flatmates (New Zealand TV series)

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Flatmates
Country of origin New Zealand
No. of episodes5
Production
Executive producerGeoff Steven
Producers Vincent Burke
Louise Fisher
Production companyTop Shelf Productions
Release
Original network TV4
Original release1997 (1997)

Flatmates is a New Zealand reality show. [1] [2] It followed the lives of several house friends while they were living under the same roof. The show was broadcast on the now-defunct channel TV4 in 1997, and ran for two seasons with the follow-up, More Flatmates. [3] [4] [5] The show was produced by Top Shelf Productions and funded by NZ On Air. [6] [7] [8] [9] The show was a finalist for the New Zealand television awards in 1998. [2] [10] [11] [12]

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