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.
A series looking back at past television programmes.
Primary Title
- The Garlick Thrust
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 12 June 2004
Start Time
- 18 : 30
Finish Time
- 19 : 10
Duration
- 40:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- A series looking back at past television programmes.
Episode Description
- 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.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
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.
Contributors
- He Taonga Films (Production Unit)
- Maori Television (Production Unit)
- TVNZ (Production Unit)
- Peter Hayden (Actor)
- Stephen Henderson (Actor)
- Donald Hope Evans (Actor)
- Michael Hyde (Actor)
- Shirley Kelly (Actor)
- Michael Noonan (Actor)
- Peter Tait (Actor)
- John Anderson (Director)
- John Anderson (Producer)
- Bruce Mason (Writer)