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Synopsis

Before The Gibson Group TV series Duggan there were two telefeatures: Duggan - Death in Paradise, and Duggan - Sins of the Father. Marion McLeod conceived the show; Donna Malane and Ken Duncum scripted it. New Zealand's answer to Inspector Morse finds John Bach, the troubled and brooding Detective Inspector Duggan, attempting to solve murders amid the tranquillity of the Marlborough Sounds. In this excerpt from the first of the two telefeatures, a reluctant Duggan is persuaded to investigate when police fish a body out of the water.

Background

A series perspective by Rachel Davies 05.12.2008

Seeking to make a show for TV One's primetime audience, where British murder mysteries had proven consistently popular, director Yvonne McKay and Marion McLeod conceived the idea of a star-led ...

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 Glenn

Glenn

I find this programme of the highest quality and am surprised that I haven't come by the series before.
We are currently recording them on sky and enjoying them all.
Such a moody character

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Awards

1998 TV Guide Television Awards
Best Camera (Leon Narbey)
Best Contribution to a Soundtrack (Ray Beentjes, Tim Prebble and Mike Hedges)