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Public Eye - First Episode

1988 Television
  • Comedy
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Inspired by the British series Spitting Image, Gibson Group's Public Eye features latex puppets based on drawings by cartoonist Trace Hodgson and built by a team headed by future Weta FX maestro, Richard Taylor. Highlights from the first episode include a boxing match between former finance minister Ruth Richardson and Winston Peters; Helen Clark's attempts to convince a bunch of labour party ministers to enforce a ban on pornography; and cricketer Richard Hadlee's failure to promote a life insurance company while being interviewed by Keith Quinn.

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Left to Right - Dave Gibson, Wayne Vinten and Dave Norris on the Public Eye set.
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Behind the scenes of Public Eye.
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Producer Mary Glue with Public Eye characters.
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Characters from Public Eye.
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