Winners & Losers: A Lawful Excuse
1976 28m Television
- Drama
- Comedy
- Captioned
This episode of anthology series Winners & Losers takes a fresh angle on going straight. Smooth-talking criminal Mick (Ian Mune) dreams of starting over, by cultivating mushrooms with cellmate Charlie (Coronation Street's Ivan Beavis). Charlie claims to have committed a lawful murder, thanks to a technicality. In an inspired change to Barry Crump's original story, Mick commandeers a bus to finance the pair's plan. Crump praised the episode, but felt that Mick and Charlie treat their third cellmate unfairly. Director Roger Donaldson cameos in a red Swanndri during the bus scenes.
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Roger Donaldson during the filming of 1976 series Winners and Losers.
Stills Collection, Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision. Courtesy of Roger Donaldson Collection
Charlie (Ivan Beavis) and Mick (Ian Mune) on the case, watched by a prison guard (Bob Crockett). Taken from Winners & Losers episode A Lawful Excuse.
Stills Collection, Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision. Courtesy of Roger Donaldson Collection
