The Governor 2 - No Way to Treat A Lady (Episode Two)
1977 Television
- Drama
- Māori
- NZ History
- Romance
- Te Reo
The second episode of Aotearoa's first blockbuster drama — in subject, budget and reception — focusses on Governor Grey and Lady Eliza's rocky and sometimes scandalous marriage. Their romance begins in Australia where Grey sustains an injury that spurs an opiate addiction. When tragedy strikes, grief takes different forms. Grey's star fades while he enjoys several affairs. Eliza (Judy Cleine) refuses to be humiliated and is punished unduly for a flirtation with an admiral (Ken Blackburn). Jazz singer Makuini Menehira plays Grey's mistress and adopted daughter. National Film Unit talent Hugh MacDonald directed this episode.
Series
1977 Series
The Governor
Key Cast & Crew
CR
Corin Redgrave
As: Governor George Grey
CW
Celia West
As: Susan Pitt (Eliza's friend)
MM
Makuini Menehira
As: Ruihia
Related images
One of the bigger sets built for 1977 historical epic The Governor. George Grey's Mansion House at Kawau Island (which features in episode six) was recreated on a farm in Forest Lakes, Ōtaki.
Kindly supplied by The Dominion Post.
Judy Cleine as Eliza Grey in historical epic The Governor. She featured in a number of episodes, especially 'No Way to Treat a Lady', the episode devoted to her relationship with George Grey.
Kindly provided by The Dominion Post.
