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Visual Symphonies - Otago
Television (Full Length Episode) – 1991
Ginette McDonald's salt of the earth creation Lynn of Tawa tours New Zealand and Australia in this series. In this episode Lynn explores Otago culture — Scottish heritage, bad student art and niche sports — while offering the naughty innuendo and blunt comments people love her for. She meets many quirky locals: curlers, playwright Roger Hall, nature expert Peter Hayden, plus visiting American Leeza Gibbons. She even turns down Sam Neill. Lynn still reigns as McDonald's most famous role, and it's easy to see why — this warped travel show provides a fine showcase for her effortless improvisation and charm.
The steepest street in the world — it's sort of like a metaphor for Otago... challenging, rugged, dramatic... and I can't imagine why anyone would want to live here.– Lynn of Tawa (Ginette McDonald)
Key Cast & Crew
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Acknowledgements
Made with funding from NZ On Air
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