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Loose Enz - Coming and Going
Loose Enz - Coming and Going
Television (Full Length) – 1982 Drama War
Loose Enz
TVNZ’s Loose Enz was a series of 12...
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One of an early 80s series of stand-alone dramas, Coming and Going is set in a boozy officers’ mess in Maadi in Egypt during World War II. Based on a short story by Dan Davin (who saw service in North Africa and Europe), it centres on Reading (David McPhail in a rare serious role) who will never be one of the blokes — but who is now facing ostracism and open hostility. Andy (Kevin Wilson) has just rejoined the unit after being wounded; and he gradually discovers that Reading’s plight is the result of something far more serious than standoffishness.
I’ve never seen Maadi so dead. It’s like Queen Street on a Saturday night.– Andy (Kevin Wilson)
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