Reluctant Revolutionary

Reluctant Revolutionary mines a wealth of then new interviews to trace David Lange's rise from pudgy doctor's son to lawyer, to Prime Minister leading the country through radical change. Along the way, writer/director Tom Scott asks how a man as gifted as Lange allowed his government to collapse around him after only five years in office. The film includes rare input from National leader Jim McLay (who praises Lange's wit at university), Rogernomics architect Roger Douglas, and the first television interview with Lange's second wife Margaret Pope.

... they were all incredibly candid. And they were nicer about each other than they would have been even 15 years later. A lot of the old anger had died down and they thought 'let's just tell the truth'.

– Tom Scott on those interviewed for Reluctant Revolutionary

Key Cast & Crew

Owen Ferrier-Kerr

Editor

Danny Mulheron

Producer

Tom Scott

Producer, Presenter, Director, Writer

Jude Turner

Production Manager

Gary Ryan

Field Director

John Reid

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