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Letter to Blanchy was an old-fashioned backblocks comedy, which centered on the bumblings of a trio of mates living in a fictional small town: intellectual Derek (David McPhail), rough-diamond Barry (Jon Gadsby) and tradesman Ray (Peter Rowley). In this excerpt from the second episode, the lads plan a "traditional" hangi for local gentleman Len. Amongst much non-PC humour, railway irons are proposed in place of hot stones, pasta in place of pig, and a keg disrupts preparations. Hole-digging is much debated in the usual Kiwi bloke way.
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A cast and crew photo from TV’s Letter to Blanchy.
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Derek (David McPhail) tries on politics: a shot from TV series Letter to Blanchy

The main characters from TV series Letter to Blanchy: from left to right Barry (Jon Gadsby), Ray (Peter Rowley) and Derek (David McPhail)
















