One Lane Bridge - First Episode

In the arresting opening image of TV drama One Lane Bridge, the body of a deceased kayaker floats serenely in a river, one of several bodies strewn around an Otago vista. Detective Ariki Davis (Dominic Ona-Ariki) has barely landed in Queenstown when he and new boss Stephen Tremaine (Joel Tobeck) are called to a farm to locate elderly, confused patriarch Jack (Peter McCauley). Then the body of Jack's son Andrew (Dean O'Gorman) is discovered under a rural bridge. Davis is perturbed by Tremaine's casual approach into investigating Andrew's death, and starts to experience other-worldly visions.

Take me out the back, put a bullet between me eyes . . . it's good enough for the animals, it's good enough for me.

– Elderly ex- farmer Jack Ryder (Peter McCauley) to his son Andrew (Dean O'Gorman)

Key Cast & Crew

Dean O'Gorman

As: Andrew 'Grub' Ryder

Joel Tobeck

As: Detective Senior Sergeant Stephen Tremaine

Philip Smith

Creator, Executive Producer

Alison Bruce

As: Lois Tremaine

Pip Hall

Creator, Writer

Dominic Ona-Ariki

As: Ariki Davis