Letter to Blanchy - A Dinner Down Under

Letter to Blanchy was an old-fashioned backblocks comedy, which centered on the bumblings of a trio of mates living in a fictional small town: intellectual Derek (David McPhail), rough-diamond Barry (Jon Gadsby) and tradesman Ray (Peter Rowley). In this excerpt from the second episode, the lads plan a "traditional" hangi for local gentleman Len. Amongst much non-PC humour, railway irons are proposed in place of hot stones, pasta in place of pig, and a keg disrupts preparations. Hole-digging is much debated in the usual Kiwi bloke way.

"You can't move a hole!"

– Derek (David McPhail) to Barry (Jon Gadsby) after digging the pit too close to a wooden fence

Key Cast & Crew

AK Grant

Writer

David McPhail

Writer, As: Derek

Peter Rowley

As: Ray

Jon Gadsby

Writer, As: Barry

Ian Mune

Director

Anne Williams

Producer