We use cookies to help us understand how you use our site, and make your experience better. To find out more read our privacy policy.
Play

00:00

/

00:00

Full screen
Video quality

Low 0 MB

High 0 MB

HD 0 MB

Captions
Volume
Volume
Hero image for Roche - First Episode

Roche - First Episode

Television (Full Length Episode) – 1985

Don't you bloody union ME, mate!
– 35.30 Mick Roche fires back at a Union Rep (Tim Lee)
This is what life is for a truckie — a shit sandwich — but the more bread you have, the less shit you've gotta eat. That's my philosophy.
– A fellow truckie (Peter Dennett) yarns to Mick Roche (John Bach)
You don't know what it's like working with a bloke like Mick . .. . He runs a tight ship: 'Double N, OTJ'— No Nookie On The Job.
– Tony Roche (Andy Anderson) describes working with brother Mick
Sorry, I can't seem to find my birth certificate.
– Mick Roche (John Bach) get cheeky with a pedantic traffic officer (John Banas)
...easy now, Speedy. It's an official picket line, mate.
– The union rep (Tim Lee) challenges Mick (John Bach)
What the hell was that, Pat? I don't have a ladder, mate.
– Tony Roche (Andy Anderson) complains about a pass at rugby training
...I know it's highway robbery but listen, you don't want to head all the way back to Wellington with nothing on your trailer but a paint job, do you?
– The Auckland manager (Tama Poata) persuades Mick to take on a quick job
Don't talk to me with your mouth full You're insulting my family. When you insult Fa'a, you are insulting my family.
– Sione (David Sa'ene) challenges his wayward brother-in-law Tony (Andy Anderson)
I was great at playing dickheads.
– Actor Andy Anderson on his TV career in the 1980s, Stuff, 4 January 2019
There are not usually enought parts for women, and when they are written it is not usually in the three dimensional way this character is. Kate is definitely a woman in her own right. She is assertive, she's got initiative and is not scared to step forward. She's definitely not an off-shoot of men. She doesn't just react to what men do, she acts.
– Denise O'Connell on playing Kate Nolan in 1985 drama Roche, 'Ourselves in Primetime' A History of NZ Television Drama, page 166,