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Winners & Losers
An episode from the television series Winners & Losers. -
Winners & Losers
An episode from the TV series Winners & Losers. -
Winners & Losers
An episode of TV series Winners & Losers. -
The Garlick Thrust
Young Geoff Garlick reckons he's developed a game-winning move - the 'Garlick Thrust' - for his schoolboy rugby team, but the Saturday he hopes to show it off to his dysfunctional family they're more interested in the Springbok match. The national loss of innocence the '81 tour represented is captured in an end scene, where Geoff and his weeping Dad (Michael Noonan) are intercut with clips of a notorious stand-off between tour protestors and rugbyheads. Written by playwright Bruce Mason, this was one of a three TV dramas written as he was battling cancer. -
Epidemic
An episode from Epidemic. Set in a small North Island town where race relations are strained to breaking point, this four part virus outbreak thriller revolves around Māori tāpū and an archaeological dig which locals are worried will disturb the graves of their ancestors. -
Winners & Losers
An episode from the TV series Winners & Losers. -
Winners & Losers
An episode of TV series Winners & Losers. -
Winners & Losers
An episode of TV series Winners & Losers. -
12 Bar Rhythm N Shoes
12 Bar Rhythm N Shoes, in-studio musical theatre performances featuring Richard Eriwata, Jayne Kiddell, Tim Smyser, Kerry Gallagher, Marc Stevens, Darian Takle, Dave Noda, Maggie Harper, Steve Martin, Suzanne Lee, Reg Ruka, Vicky Haughton. -
Epidemic
An episode from Epidemic. Set in a small North Island town where race relations are strained to breaking point, this four part virus outbreak thriller revolves around Māori tāpū and an archaeological dig which locals are worried will disturb the graves of their ancestors. -
Hui Pacific
Variety show performance presented by Frankie Stevens. -
Winners & Losers
An episode of TV series Winners & Losers. -
Pukemanu
Pioneering series Pukemanu (the NZBC’s first continuing drama) followed the goings-on of a North Island timber town. The series was conceived by former forester Julian Dickon (who quit the series and was replaced by Listener critic Hamish Keith as writer). Producing two seasons of six episodes was a key step in industry professionalisation, and many of the cast became stars (Ginette McDonald, Ian Mune). It offered an archetypal screen image that Kiwis could relate to: rural, bi-cultural, boozy and blokey; and reviews praised its Swannie-clad authenticity. -
12 Bar Rhythm N Shoes
12 Bar Rhythm N Shoes, in-studio musical theatre performances featuring Richard Eriwata, Jayne Kiddell, Tim Smyser, Kerry Gallagher, Marc Stevens, Darian Takle, Dave Noda, Maggie Harper, Steve Martin, Suzanne Lee, Reg Ruka, Vicky Haughton. -
Live From Chips
At a time when TVNZ light entertainment inevitably meant major studio productions complete with dancing girls, Live from Chips presented singers in a live, no frills environment freed from big budget distractions. The venue was Wellington nightclub Chips and each episode focussed on one singer and backing band playing a 25 minute set. -
Mortimer's Patch
Mortimer’s Patch was a popular drama series following Detective Sergeant Doug Mortimer (Terence Cooper) at work in the town of Cobham. Mortimer plays a city cop returning to his rural roots; Don Selwyn is Sergeant Bob Storey. The series was NZ’s first police drama, and a rare local drama to top ratings. Mortimer's Patch was made when the archetype of the ‘community cop’ everyone knew was still a powerful one, and it was a counterweight to the faceless riot policing of the Springbok Tour. -
Loose Enz - The Protesters
The Protesters explores issues surrounding race and land ownership in NZ in the aftermath of the Springbok Tour and occupation of Bastion Point. A group of Māori and Pākehā protestors occupy ancestral land that the government is trying to sell. As they wait for the police to turn up they debate whether to go quietly or respond with violence. Though some wounds are healed, The Protesters ends on a note of division and uncertainly, gauging the contemporary climate. -
Hanlon In Defence of Thomas Caradoc Kerry
Examines the true story of nineteenth Dunedin lawyer Alf Hanlon's defence of a man accused of casting away a ship, but whose bigger crime seems to be that he is a homosexual. This was New Zealand's first big historical drama after the controversy over the cost of The Governor almost a decade earlier. Over seven episodes — set between 1895 and 1914 — it followed the life of Dunedin barrister Alf Hanlon, focussing on six of his most important cases. British actor David Gwillim played Hanlon, while Australian Robyn Nevin was cast as convicted baby murderer Minnie Dean in the first and most celebrated episode. A major critical, ratings and awards success, it immediately recouped its budget when the Minnie Dean episode spurred a big international sale. -
Hanlon In Defence of Stott and Bromley
This episode examines the true story of nineteenth century Dunedin lawyer Alf Hanlon's defence of Bromley, a Māori man, and Stott, an Aboriginal Australian man, who are accused of killing a Chinese man. This was New Zealand's first big historical drama after the controversy over the cost of The Governor almost a decade earlier. Over seven episodes — set between 1895 and 1914 — it followed the life of Dunedin barrister Alf Hanlon, focussing on six of his most important cases. British actor David Gwillim played Hanlon, while Australian Robyn Nevin was cast as convicted baby murderer Minnie Dean in the first and most celebrated episode. A major critical, ratings and awards success, it immediately recouped its budget when the Minnie Dean episode spurred a big international sale.
