Death in the Family (A)
- Director: Stewart Main; Peter Wells
- Writer: Peter Wells
- Producer: James Wallace
CGiii Comment
Peter Wells and Stewart Main’s acclaimed drama screened in primetime and was ground-breaking in featuring AIDS. Wells' script is based on the death of one of his friends — one of the first New Zealanders to die from the disease — but the living are the focus, as Wells creates an intimate “strange and foreign land” occupied by those close to someone who is dying. Andy’s friends confront both their own mortality and the deadly new disease stalking their community, while his conservative family grapples with never having come to terms with his sexuality.
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Cast & Characters
Bernadette Doolan as Maureen;
Nancy Flyger as Mum;
Nigel Harbrow as Matt;
Derek Hardwick as Dad;
Rosie Baysting as Baby;
Georgina Beyer as Friend;
Jon Brazier as Simon;
Ray Edkins as Paul;
Paul Gittins as Cal;
Vivienne Laube as Ursula, the Doctor;
Murray Lynch as Friend;
Elizabeth McRae as Aunty Pam;
Simon Prast as Ben;
Harold Samu as Friend;
Patrick Smith as Tim