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Pukemanu - Pukemanu Welcomes You (first episode)

Television (Full Length Episode) – 1971

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Pukemanu was the first continuing drama series made in New Zealand. Set in a North Island timber town, it offered characters Kiwis could relate to at a time when New Zealand accents were rarely heard on local screen dramas: rural, bicultural, boozy and blokey. Viewers and reviewers praised its Swannie-clad authenticity. This first episode sees a culture clash as a motorcycle gang (including a young Bruno Lawrence) hits town and causes trouble, running Ray (Geoff Murphy) off the road; and stranded townie Diana (Ginette McDonald) falls in love with a local axeman while hunting.

For years New Zealand viewers have delighted over the regional charm of Coronation Street with its unpretentious earthiness and quiet touches of pathos ... We may squirm in our armchairs, we may cringe with identification, but now the camera has turned on us with the same gleam of subtle observation.
– NZ Herald reviewer Frances Parkin, 10 September 1971

Key Cast & Crew

Julian Dickon

Writer, Creator

Pat Evison

As: Phyllis Telford

Ginette McDonald

As: Diana Thorpe

Bruno Lawrence

As: Biker

Murray Reece

Director, Producer

Bill Stalker

As: Chief Biker

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NZ Broadcasting Corporation

Source

Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision - TVNZ Collection

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Music

Music by Wayne Senior and the NZBC Symphony Orchestra

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