Open House - Shades of Blue

Teenage troubles dominate this episode of drama Open House. Fifteen-year-old Hemi Mitchell (Turei Reedy) is avoiding his mother Ngahuia (Tungia Baker), and wagging school to hang out at the beach. There he meets the mysterious Lorna (Sylvia Rands) whose tall tales fascinate him, but beneath her 'cool' shades lie surprises and secrets. Community house leader Tony (Frank Whitten) advocates for a group of glue-sniffing teens crashing at a local church, and Jim Mitchell's job search gets a boost from mate Epi (Anzac Wallace, star of Utu). Ginette McDonald (Lynn of Tawa) takes the directing credit.

Come on — remember me at 15, and what a pain I was? . . . I grew out of it, didn't I? And so will he. Just give him some time.

– Shirley (Christina Asher) begs her mother Ngahuia (Tūngia Baker) to go easy on her brother Hemi (Turei Reedy)

Key Cast & Crew

Turei Reedy

As: Hemi Mitchell

Ginette McDonald

Director

Rongo Tupatea Kahukuranui

As: Jim Mitchell

Liddy Holloway

Creator

Tūngia Baker

As: Ngahuia Mitchell

Sylvia Rands

As: The Lady (Lorna)