Inside New Zealand Give My Children Back
Documentary about two international child custody battles. Ian's Swiss wife took their two sons on a holiday to Switzerland in 2002, then refused to bring them home again. Shot over eighteen months, the documentary follows Ian’s battle for their return in an emotional journey to Switzerland to see his sons —now aged eight and ten, for the first time in three years. n January 2005, New Zealander Stephen Jelicich went on the run with his daughter Caitlin creating headlines around the world. Stephen’s Welsh wife Diane and the British Government applied for an order for the return of Caitlin to Wales under the Hague Convention. Stephen argued that Diane was a “grave risk” to Caitlin based on a history of depression, self-harm and violence.
Documentary series
Primary Title
- Inside New Zealand
Secondary Title
- Give My Children Back
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 6 April 2006
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 21 : 30
Duration
- 25:00
Channel
- TV3
Broadcaster
- CanWest TVWorks
Programme Description
- Documentary series
Episode Description
- Documentary about two international child custody battles. Ian's Swiss wife took their two sons on a holiday to Switzerland in 2002, then refused to bring them home again. Shot over eighteen months, the documentary follows Ian’s battle for their return in an emotional journey to Switzerland to see his sons —now aged eight and ten, for the first time in three years. n January 2005, New Zealander Stephen Jelicich went on the run with his daughter Caitlin creating headlines around the world. Stephen’s Welsh wife Diane and the British Government applied for an order for the return of Caitlin to Wales under the Hague Convention. Stephen argued that Diane was a “grave risk” to Caitlin based on a history of depression, self-harm and violence.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
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.
Genres
- Documentary
Hosts
- Unidentified (Narrator)
Contributors
- Sue Woodfield (Network Executive)
- Megan Jones (Producer)
- Megan Jones (Director)
- The TV Set (Production Unit)
- Justin Pemberton (Associate Producer)