The Strip (New Zealand TV series)
The Strip is the story of corporate lawyer Melissa Walker, who decides her life needs a new direction and quits her job after finding her husband in bed with his male lover. She opens a male strip club, catering especially for women. The series aired in New Zealand from 2002–03 and has been syndicated in the United States on Vibrant TV Network.Cast and characters
- Luanne Gordon as Melissa Walker, owner/manager of "Man Alive", mother to Paige
- Jodie Rimmer as Kathryn Moore, another corporate lawyer and Mel's best friend
- Renée Ellwood as Paige Walker, Melissa's teen tearaway daughter
- Robbie Magasiva as Adam Lima, the sexy head stripper at Mel's club
- David Fane as Jack Sione, the barman at Mel's club
- Susana Lei'ataua as Samara Sione, Jack's cousin, choreographer at "Man Alive"
- Stephen Bain as Glenn Walker, Paige's father, Mel's soon-to-be ex-husband
- Stephen Lovatt as Det. Shane Robertson, a cop who Mel gets involved with
- Janice Finn as Leslie Lonsdale, Mel's slightly crazy mother
- Eddie Campbell as Vince Cleaver, manager of the neighbouring Gates of Heaven men's strip club
- Michelle Langstone as Tre, somewhat eccentric choreographer at "Man Alive"
;The Strippers
;Other regulars
