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 Gone Up North for a While
 Close to Home
 Sleeping Dogs
 Middle Age Spread
 Under the Mountain
 The End of the Golden Weather

Synopsis

It's Wellington in the 70s and Bob (Jeremy Stephens) is in the midst of a midlife crisis. Square-peg Graham (Bill Johnson, of future 'Mr Wilberforce' fame) tries to convince Bob to quit his bohemian lifestyle (and his lover/muse Carol) and go back to his wife Jean. But is Graham really acting in his friend's best interest? Featuring a young Sam Neill as the epitome of handsome, unfettered youth (flared jeans, bushy beard) this early, well-received tele-drama was one of several produced by NZBC that tackled 'difficult' contemporary issues.

Credits (6)

 Chris Thomson

Chris Thomson
Producer

 Ian Cross

Ian Cross
Writer

 Sam Neill

Sam Neill
Actor

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 NZ Broadcasting Corporation

NZ Broadcasting Corporation

Source

 TVNZ Archive

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Quotes

I don’t even have a father fixation. It was just something to do. 

– Carol

Fancy being cooped up in a damn cell like this. 

– Bob