Expressions of Sexuality - Singles

Expressions of Sexuality examined the impact of the sexual revolution on New Zealand society in the late 1980s. In this episode, the trade-offs between married and single life (and the areas in between) are recounted through candid interviews with seven 'unattached' men and women, including a solo mother of five children and a celibate Catholic priest. Filmed in 1984, it took director Allison Webber two years to convince TVNZ that local audiences were 'ready' for what were still seen as taboo subjects.

[I had] the complete freedom to do anything I liked, when I liked ... things like playing the piano at two o’clock in the morning...the other side of the coin ... was quite intense feelings of loneliness.

– Ewan on single life

Key Cast & Crew

Allison Webber

Director, Producer

Pamela Meekings-Stewart

Producer

Naomi Trigg

Narrator

Glenn Fitzgerald

Sound

Sue Malcolmson

Editor

Lorraine Englebretsen

Sound