Living On The Edge was a British reality television

Reality television

Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...

 show that first aired on 14 October 2007 on MTV UK. It documented the lives of several teenagers in Alderley Edge

Alderley Edge

Alderley Edge is a village and civil parish within the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 4,409....

 in Cheshire

Cheshire

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, a wealthy village in the North West of England

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. It is noted for attempting, but often failing, to purvey 'drama all the time'. It has been compared to the American reality television shows, Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County

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and Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County

Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County

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. There are no plans for any future series.

Overview

Living On The Edge is structured as a traditional narrative

Narrative

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 (seen more commonly in fictionalised television dramas or soap operas) than a straightforward observant documentary. Its slogan is "LA Lifestyle, Cheshire Postcode".

The theme tune for the show is "Shooting Star

Shooting Star (Air Traffic song)

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" by Air Traffic

Air Traffic

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.

Series 1

• UK Première Date: 14 October 2007 olivia
• Narrative Voice: Esme Conway
• No. of Episodes: 8

Participants: JUDDERS et al.

Series 2

• UK Première Date: 12 October 2008
• Narrative Voice: Rachael Zapolski
• No. of Episodes: 10

Steven was the only returning participant from series 1. The new participants are: Rachael, Oz, Josh, Liv, Milly, Sasha, Jack, Owain, Sophie, Toby, Will and Matt..

External links

• Living On The Edge on MTV.co.uk