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Hope and Wire

2014 Television
  • Drama
  • NZ History
  • Series
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This ambitious six-part series mixes drama and documentary footage to portray Cantabrians coping after the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes that devastated Christchurch. Len (Bernard Hill) and Joycie (Rachel House) form their own inclusive backyard community. Ryan and Donna (Jarod Rawiri and Miriama McDowell) find the aftermath of the quakes strains their relationship. Ginny (The Strip's Luanne Gordon) wonders where her husband was when the first shock hit. Property developer Greggo (Joel Tobeck) smells only opportunity. Writer/director Gaylene Preston writes here about Hope and Wire's birth — and filming in a quake zone. 

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