Winners & Losers
Television, 1976
Launched on 5 April 1976, this television series heralded a new age in Kiwi screen drama. Indie talents Roger Donaldson and Ian Mune based their tales of success and failure on local short stories, after managing to negotiate funding from various government sources. Then the pair took the series to Europe, proving there was strong overseas demand for Kiwi stories. Winners & Losers became a perennial in local classrooms. In the backgrounders, Mune recalls the show's origins. There are also pieces on its place in local screen history, and its 2018 restoration, which was made possible thanks to funding from the NZ Lottery Grants Board.
Winners & Losers: After the Depression
Television, 1976 (Full Length)
Winners & Losers: A Great Day
Television, 1976 (Full Length)
Winners & Losers: A Lawful Excuse
Television, 1976 (Full Length)
Winners & Losers: Big Brother, Little Sister
Television, 1976 (Full Length)
Winners & Losers: Blues for Miss Laverty
Television, 1976 (Full Length)
Winners & Losers: Shining with the Shiner
Television, 1976 (Full Length)
Winners & Losers: The Woman at the Store
Television, 1975 (Full Length)