Series
The Pretender
Television, 2005–2008
In this mockumentary series, hapless property developer turned politican Dennis Plant (Bob Maclaren) campaigns to win a fictional Queenstown seat, then later launches party Future New Zealand. Made by Great Southern, the first season screened on TV3. A second season on TV One coincided with the 2008 election; it was thrice nominated at the 2009 Qantas NZ Film and TV Awards (Best Comedy, plus actors Maclaren and Andre King). Reality met fiction when Plant's 2008 election blog appeared on the The NZ Herald website.
