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Orange Roughies was a 'border security' drama...
Also featuring actor Mark Ruka
Another Screenworks show written by Greg McGee
Don McGlashan also provided music for this movie
Another Screenworks production
Another ScreenWorks drama featuring actor Blair Strang
A doco on ferries on the Waitematā
This song was used to open Orange Roughies
More Auckland harbour hijinks
Real life border policing
Roy Snow also acted in this
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I enjoyed it the first time around and was very annoyed when it ended without any consultation.
The first couple of episodes were slightly self conscious and leaden but raced ahead in the further episodes. I still don't understand why they canned it. It was getting better and better.
I see it as a bit of a cult classic now.