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The Governor is a 1977 New Zealand docudrama television miniseries on Sir George Grey, co-produced by Television One and the National Film Unit, with Grey played by English actor Corin Redgrave. There are six parts, screened from Sunday 2 October 1977; the series has not been rescreened as TV One omitted to obtain repeat rights.
The Governor - Spanning decades, historical epic The Governor offers many angles on New Zealand's third Governor, George Grey. Designed to reveal how "good Governor Grey" was also an adulturous, drug-taking dictator, the series chronicles key conflicts between Māori and Pākehā during the 1800s — alongside episodes devoted to Grey's run-ins with his wife (episode two ...
The Governor - Spanning decades, historical epic The Governor offers many angles on New Zealand's third Governor, George Grey. Designed to reveal how "good Governor Grey" was also an adulturous, drug-taking dictator, the series chronicles key conflicts between Māori and Pākehā during the 1800s — alongside episodes devoted to Grey's run-ins with his wife (episode two ...
The first episode of landmark 1977 historical drama The Governor is a one and a half hour epic. Soon after signing the Treaty of Waitangi, charismatic Ngāpuhi chief Hōne Heke (George Henare) defies British forces, culminating in the battle at Ruapekapeka pā. Missionary Henry Williams tries to calm his old friend, but his influence is ...
In 1977 The Governor was the most ambitious drama series ever produced in New Zealand television history. Writing in 1985, when episode one was rebroadcast as part of TVNZ’s 25-year celebrations, Roger Moroney put it succinctly, “Undertaking the six-part series was, for television in this country, the equivalent of a boy going on from a ...
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The Governor: Created by Michael Noonan. With Corin Redgrave, Judy Cleine, Michael Noonan, Alan Jervis Wilks.
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Jan 15, 2015 · Even before it screened The Governor attracted controversy.With a cast of over 500 actors and repeated production overruns, the total cost eventually blew out to nearly $1.4 million (around $9.4 million in 2015 currency, making it more than likely still the most expensive drama series in New Zealand television history).
