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Country GP - Tim's Commie Dad
Television (Full Length Episode) – 1984
Series director Ginette McDonald working outside the General Store, while builders and other stuff are busy inside. The store was part of a purpose built set in Whiteman's Valley, Lower Hutt.
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Donna Akersten (Doris Brooks), Larney Tupu (Dr Miller), Alice Fraser (Norah-Alice Pratley) and David Copeland (George Brooks) during the final week of shooting for Country GP.
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Producer Stephen McElrea on the Country GP set in Whiteman's Valley.
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Roy Billing plays a farmer who is ostracised by the community after a TB outbreak in his dairy herd is suspected.
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Crew and some of the cast rehearse a scene for Country GP, 1983.
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A Television NZ production crew at work in the specially constructed village of Mason's Valley. Most of the buildings were just shells but a few, such as the shop and hall, could be used for interior work as well.
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Kelly Johnson plays the part of an injured return soldier in an episode of Country GP.
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Barry Dorking makes a guest appearance on Country GP, 1985.
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