The Governor 5 - The Lame Seagull (Episode Five)
1977 Television
- Drama
- Māori
- War
- NZ History
- Te Reo
The Governor was a six-part TV epic that examined the life of Governor George Grey (Corin Redgrave). This episode arguably best lived up to the blockbuster scale and revisionist ambitions of the series. It depicts key battles of the 1863-64 Waikato Campaign — including Rewi’s last stand at Ōrākau, and the battle of Gate Pā in Tauranga. General Duncan Cameron (Martyn Sanderson) feels growing unease following Grey’s orders to evict Māori villagers, as he learns respect for his foe, and that Grey’s motives are driven not just by the urge to impose order on ‘the natives’ but by hunger for land.
Key Cast & Crew
Related images
Corin Redgrave as Governor George Grey (left) and Martyn Sanderson as General Sir Duncan Cameron, during on location filming for the fifth episode of The Governor, 'The Lame Seagull'.
Kindly provided by The Dominion Post.
At right, actor Don Selwyn (who played Wiremu Tāmihana) explains some of the finer points of a greenstone mere to Eastbourne antique dealer Helen Jenkinson, at an auction of props from historical epic The Governor.
Kindly provided by The Dominion Post
Sergeant Johnson (Norman Fletcher) finds the rules of combat on a warrior during the Tauranga campaign. It reads: "If thine enemy hungers, give him food. If he thirsts, give him drink". From the fifth episode of The Governor, 'The Lame Seagull'.
Kindly provided by The Dominion Post.
A photo from the fourth episode of The Governor: from left, Pōtautau Te Wherowhero (Bill Tawhai),the first Māori King, and Iwikau Te Heuheu, paramount chief of the Tūwharetoa people.
Kindly supplied by The Dominon Post
