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The Dog Show

Parental guidance recommended for younger viewers 2026 2m Film
  • Drama
  • Comedy

Still reeling from a public dog show loss in 1976, sheep farmer Jack (Graham McTavish) joins forces with his granddaughter Lucy (Unaiki Stephens-Jones) in a fight to keep what's theirs. With financial pressure and the looming threat of an enemy neighbour (David Wenham) looking to buy their land, the duo must defeat a rogue sheep named Delores in order to take home the top prize in the dog trials. This tale of a Kiwi underdog fighting the big guys, filmed on working farms across the Wairarapa and Wellington regions, is inspired by the legendary TV series A Dog's Show, which ran from 1977 to 1992.

Key Cast & Crew

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Alex Galvin
Director, Writer, Producer
MW
Mark Westerby
Producer
GM
Graham McTavish
As: Jack Wilson, Executive Producer
USJ
Unaiki Stephens-Jones
As: Lucy Wilson
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Ryan O'Kane
As: Greg Wilson
DW
David Wenham
As: Trent Hardy
BC
Bevan Crothers
Cinematographer
EC
Ewan Clark
Composer

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Hēmi Rofe, Kali Kopae, Unaiki Stephens-Jones, Ryan O'Kane and Graham McTavish on the set of The Dog Show

Photo Credit: Celeste Fontein
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Graham McTavish and Unaiki Stephens-Jones on the set of The Dog Show

Photo Credit: Celeste Fontein
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Laura McGoldrick and Theresa Healey on set of The Dog Show.

Photo Credit: Celeste Fontein