Jackson's Wharf - First Episode
1999 Television
- Drama
Created by Gavin Strawhan and Rachel Lang, the popular one-hour drama series Jackson’s Wharf is set in a fictional coastal town and centres on sibling rivalry between two brothers. Frank is the local policeman with a big secret, while golden boy Ben is a big city lawyer who returns home after their father’s death. The South Pacific Pictures production opens with Ben returning with his family in tow to navigate small-town gossip, clashes over his father’s will and who will inherit the local pub, a home invasion that rattles the town, and tensions with Frank and his wife Mahina, who has her own reasons for wanting Ben gone.
Key Cast & Crew
LW
Laurence Wilson
Director
SW
Stephen Whittaker
As: Ben Jackson
PT
Patrick Toomey
As: Frank Jackson
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Calvin (Brett Coutts) gets up close and personal with a sharp-toothed friend.
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Natalie (Morgan Reese Fairchild) confronts Anaru (Roimata Taimana) when she learns that dodgy gang profits may spoil Mahina's chances in the local election.
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Kitten Caboodle (Peter Hammill) takes the stage at the local pub.
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Romance blossoms between Jesse (Daniel Meade) and Hannah (Emmeline Hawthorne).
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Hannah Priest (Emmeline Hawthorne) and Dylan Lovegrove (Peter Malloch) play investigative journalists.
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Natalie Jackson's (Morgan Fairchild) family is less than enthusiastic about her decision to marry Mason Keeler (Robbie Magasiva).
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The wedding of Ronnie (Syd Jackson) and Prue (Donna Akersten)in a season finale of Jackson's Wharf.
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Maggie (Rema Smith), the sister to the Jackson brothers.
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