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A rare Kiwi stab at a TV epic, the six-part drama proved timely and controversial, with "test match sized" audiences and a parliamentary inquiry over its costs. The Governor won Feltex Awards for Drama and Script.
The first episode of landmark 1977 historical drama The Governor is a one and a half hour epic. Soon after signing the Treaty of Waitangi, charismatic Ngāpuhi chief Hōne Heke (George Henare) defies British forces, culminating in the battle at Ruapekapeka pā.
A rare Kiwi stab at a TV epic, the six-part drama proved timely and controversial, with "test match sized" audiences and a parliamentary inquiry over its costs. The Governor won Feltex Awards for Drama and Script.
The Governor: With Caroline Chikezie, Samuel Abiola Robinson, Taiwo Obileye, Jude Chukwuka. Follows Angela Ochello, who finds herself suddenly entangled in a web of political intrigue after the untimely death of the incumbent Governor.
The Governor is a 1977 New Zealand docudrama television miniseries on Sir George Grey, co-produced by Television One and the National Film Unit, with Grey played by English actor Corin Redgrave.
As Barfield Prison begins to take shape again, Helen hires several new officers and two female employees: psychologist Maureen and educator Zania. Having lied about his marital situation, prisoner Alan is granted home leave for the weekend.
The Governor: With Janet McTeer, Derek Martin, David J. Nicholls, Christine Moore. Helen Hewitt is put in charge of a maximum security prison that had been nearly destroyed by a riot. She is set in cleaning up the place.
