Jackson's Wharf - First Episode

Created by Gavin Strawhan and Rachel Lang, the popular one-hour drama series Jackson’s Wharf is set in a fictional coastal town and centres on sibling rivalry between two brothers. Frank is the local policeman with a big secret, while golden boy Ben is a big city lawyer who returns home after their father’s death. The South Pacific Pictures production opens with Ben returning with his family in tow to navigate small-town gossip, clashes over his father’s will and who will inherit the local pub, a home invasion that rattles the town, and tensions with Frank and his wife Mahina, who has her own reasons for wanting Ben gone.

He thought that South Africa had some good ideas on race relations, and that Joh Bjelke-Petersen was New Zealand’s greatest export. He thought Split Enz was a hairdressing salon! 

– Ben (Stephen Whittaker) reminds Frank (Patrick Toomey) that their father Calder was far from perfect

Key Cast & Crew

Rachel Lang

Writer, Creator

Patrick Toomey

As: Frank Jackson

Gavin Strawhan

Executive Producer, Creator

Laurence Wilson

Director

Stephen Whittaker

As: Ben Jackson

Murray Keane

Director