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Gone up North for a While Television (Full Length) – 1972 Drama

Gone up North for a While

Television (Full Length) – 1972 Drama

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After a young woman (Denise Maunder) falls pregnant, she decides to go against the tide of advice from her family and unsympathetic welfare authorities by keeping her baby. Misery and hardship ensues. Director Paul Maunder brought kitchen sink drama to NZ television with this controversial National Film Unit production. The story can claim to have effected social change, stirring up public debate about the DPB for single mothers. Keep an eye out for a young Paul Holmes as a wannabe lothario. Maunder writes about making it in this piece. Costa Botes writes about it here.

Key Cast & Crew

Paul Holmes

As: The Boyfriend

Denise Maunder

As: Patricia Davis

Paul Maunder

Writer, Director

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...when it was shown there was quite a response from the public. Not too long after, the DPB [Domestic Purposes Benefit] was brought in. I think it probably did have an influence.
– Gone Up North director Paul Maunder, in 2010 TV series 50 Years of New Zealand Television

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The National Film Unit

Source

Archives New Zealand

Availability

For requests to re-use this title, contact Archives New Zealand

More information

National Film Unit listing

Acknowledgements

Achives New Zealand Reference: W3471/6061 (16BW431E)

Source format: 16mm motion picture film

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