The Summer the Queen Came
1992 Television
- Drama
Miles (Joel Tobeck) is 16. His family are falling apart and he's got a crush on his cousin. An imminent royal visit offends his mother's political sensibilities and his father is spending time with a female neighbour. Christmas is coming and the twins have murder on their minds. Director Niki (Whale Rider) Caro's survey of the everyday eccentricities of family was nominated for Best TV Drama Script and Director at the 1994 NZ Film and TV Awards. The film was one of three half-hour dramas commissioned by TVNZ under the series title Another Country. Producer Owen Hughes writes about it here.
Key Cast & Crew
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Lee-Jane Foreman as Emily, in a scene from The Summer The Queen Came.
Photo appears courtesy of the NZ Film Commission
Alistair Douglas as Eric (in his stage persona, Marge), in a scene from The Summer the Queen Came.
Photo appears courtesy of the New Zealand Film Commission.
Photo appears courtesy of the NZ Film Commission
Joel Tobeck as Miles, in a scene from 1992 teleplay The Summer the Queen Came, written and directed by Niki Caro.
Photo appears courtesy of the NZ Film Commission
The family at the centre of 1992 teleplay The Summer the Queen Came, written and directed by Niki Caro.
Photo appears courtesy of the New Zealand Film Commission.
