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After 6 years in a single cell in a Brazillian prison, Suzy Boon is finally joining the other inmates.

Suzy Boon's definition of irony: being locked up in prison hell in Brazil for failing to provide the correct visitor's visa when she herself used to work in immigration in New Zealand. That, and the prison is filled with iron bars. Iron-y. Well, she thinks they are made of iron anyway. Probably cheaper stuff. Anyway, after six years in a single cell, Suzy has been moved into the prison with the other inmates. She quickly finds prison life to be tough and filled with thugs, crazies, and perverts. While trying to make friends and stay alive, Suzy has to also dodge the dangerous - and perhaps sexual - advances of the Prison Warden all while avoiding the shanking attention of the prison's self-proclaimed Queen Bee-tch: Carly Jackson from Perth. Will Suzy survive her sentence? Will Suzy ever return back to Aotearoa? Will she ever eat Marmite again?

Primary Title
  • The Adventures of Suzy Boon
Secondary Title
  • The Prisoner of Brazil
Episode Title
  • Six Years in a Leaky Room
Date Broadcast
  • Wednesday 25 August 2021
Start Time
  • 20 : 30
Finish Time
  • 20 : 40
Duration
  • 10:00
Series
  • 2
Episode
  • 1
Channel
  • Maori Television
Broadcaster
  • Maori Television Service
Programme Description
  • Suzy Boon's definition of irony: being locked up in prison hell in Brazil for failing to provide the correct visitor's visa when she herself used to work in immigration in New Zealand. That, and the prison is filled with iron bars. Iron-y. Well, she thinks they are made of iron anyway. Probably cheaper stuff. Anyway, after six years in a single cell, Suzy has been moved into the prison with the other inmates. She quickly finds prison life to be tough and filled with thugs, crazies, and perverts. While trying to make friends and stay alive, Suzy has to also dodge the dangerous - and perhaps sexual - advances of the Prison Warden all while avoiding the shanking attention of the prison's self-proclaimed Queen Bee-tch: Carly Jackson from Perth. Will Suzy survive her sentence? Will Suzy ever return back to Aotearoa? Will she ever eat Marmite again?
Episode Description
  • After 6 years in a single cell in a Brazillian prison, Suzy Boon is finally joining the other inmates.
Classification
  • PGR
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.
Subjects
  • Television programs--New Zealand
Genres
  • Comedy-drama
Contributors
  • Roberto Nascimento (Producer)
  • Jonathan Potton (Producer)
  • Louis Mendiola (Writer)
  • Roberto Nascimento (Director)
  • Kura Forrester (Actor)
  • Jennifer Ward-Lealand (Actor)
  • Kate Simmonds (Actor)
  • Tiwanda Manyimo (Actor)
  • Cori Gonzalez-Macuer (Actor)
  • Milon Tesiram (Director of Photography)
  • Darren Manden (Editor)
  • Abraham Kunin (Composer)
  • Bret Rudnick (Executive Producer)
Subjects
  • Television programs--New Zealand