Off the Rails

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Synopsis

A 12-part journey through the railway memories of New Zealand. Raconteur, rant-philosopher and media personality Marcus Lush takes the viewer on a trip from the southern-most tip of New Zealand to the northern end of the line. With a trainspotter's reverence for rail ways, this beautifully shot, gently wry and always entertaining travelogue guides us around (with thanks to the Raurimu Spiral) the heart of Aotearoa. Off the Rails won Best Director for a Non-Drama and also Best NZ Information/Lifestyle Programme at the 2005 Qantas Television Awards.

Background

Off the Rails: A Love Story by NZ On Screen Team 01.09.2008

"We started in Bluff and ended up in Opua and, in-between, we've been on coal trains, freight trains, steam trains, railcars, even a jigger or two".

This highly popular series, produced by Jam TV, has garnered awards across most production ...

Credits (5)

Melanie Rakena
Producer, Director

Jane Andrews
Producer, Director

Marcus Lush
Producer, Presenter

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Comments (6)

Charles Eggen | website

Posted at 03.24PM - 27.04.2011

Your "Buy It" link to TVNZ is no longer valid. If you want another retail outlet, Screenline of Auckland sells it at:
http://www.screenline.co.nz/catalogue/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=15_48&products_id=285

Anthony

Posted at 12.02AM - 20.01.2011

This is a awesome DVDs I purchased it recently and from Australia as this is where I live now in Perth but loved the DVD would recommend too all and am trying to organise a trip back too do some of the things in this DVD great production shush there were more .....
I now feel homesick but will be back soon too experience some of the stuff covered in the dvd .... Thanks Anthony

Brenda Leeuwenberg

Posted at 12.01PM - 17.12.2010

Hi Coralie
Yes, the DVD is available from most retail outlets and you can also order it online from the places listed above in the tab (just to the right and below the player) that says BUY IT.

coralie

Posted at 11.58AM - 17.12.2010

Is the dvd of Marcus Lush "Off the Rails" still available? If so how do I procure a copy.

Brenda Leeuwenberg

Posted at 02.45PM - 19.10.2009

I have checked with the production company and they tell me that it's a production music CD, not a commercial track, the CD is called Trip Hop Metropolis from Bad Ass Music and is not commercially available.