Puberty Blues
The finale includes the big bombshell of Sue dropping Danny, thus publicly humiliating him in front of the whole gang. Danny is obviously still in love with rooting Sue hence he tries to use jealousy tactics to drive her mad including dating Cheryl. Gary's dad leaves for good and with the cheques leaving Gary and his mum quite penniless and driving Gary to heroin abuse while his mum becomes more liberal on a nude beach. Sue and Debbie save Freda from a gang root and their actions cost them their place in the gang. Sue and Debbie are invigorated by their expression of independence and freedom and go again to push the boundaries of the gang, by 'surfing' (something girls don't do) in front of their beach. Directed by Emma Freeman ; written by Alice Bell ; based on the book by Kathy Lette and Gabrielle Carey. Starring: Claudia Karvan, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor, Ashleigh Cummings.
Primary Title
- Puberty Blues
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 9 June 2013
Start Time
- 21 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Series
- 1
Episode
- 8
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- The finale includes the big bombshell of Sue dropping Danny, thus publicly humiliating him in front of the whole gang. Danny is obviously still in love with rooting Sue hence he tries to use jealousy tactics to drive her mad including dating Cheryl. Gary's dad leaves for good and with the cheques leaving Gary and his mum quite penniless and driving Gary to heroin abuse while his mum becomes more liberal on a nude beach. Sue and Debbie save Freda from a gang root and their actions cost them their place in the gang. Sue and Debbie are invigorated by their expression of independence and freedom and go again to push the boundaries of the gang, by 'surfing' (something girls don't do) in front of their beach. Directed by Emma Freeman ; written by Alice Bell ; based on the book by Kathy Lette and Gabrielle Carey. Starring: Claudia Karvan, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor, Ashleigh Cummings.
Classification
- AO
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Australia--Social life and customs--20th century--Drama
- Teenagers--Australia--Drama
- Television series--Australia
Contributors
- Emma Freeman (Director)
- Southern Star Entertainment (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Australia--Social life and customs--20th century--Drama
- Teenagers--Australia--Drama
- Television series--Australia