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The Country GP (Lani Tupu) takes a back seat in an episode set in the first week of 1950, which centres around the arrival in Mason’s Valley of the parents of local teacher Tim Bryant (Duncan Smith). The discovery that Tim’s father Sid (played by Vigil scriptwriter Graeme Tetley) is a unionist and paid up member of the Communist Party shatters the township’s apparently relaxed way of life. Sid has come to warn his son of difficult times ahead that could see him back in prison, but his presence inflames some of the locals and leads to a questioning of the true meaning of freedom.
Key Cast & Crew
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Series director Ginette McDonald working outside the General Store, while builders and other stuff are busy inside. The store was part of a purpose built set in Whiteman's Valley, Lower Hutt.
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Donna Akersten (Doris Brooks), Larney Tupu (Dr Miller), Alice Fraser (Norah-Alice Pratley) and David Copeland (George Brooks) during the final week of shooting for Country GP.
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Producer Stephen McElrea on the Country GP set in Whiteman's Valley.
Roy Billing plays a farmer who is ostracised by the community after a TB outbreak in his dairy herd is suspected.
Kindly supplied by the Dominion Post.
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Crew and some of the cast rehearse a scene for Country GP, 1983.
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A Television NZ production crew at work in the specially constructed village of Mason's Valley. Most of the buildings were just shells but a few, such as the shop and hall, could be used for interior work as well.
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Kelly Johnson plays the part of an injured return soldier in an episode of Country GP.
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Barry Dorking makes a guest appearance on Country GP, 1985.
