Burying Brian is a New Zealand television miniseries produced by Eyeworks Touchdown which premiered on Television New Zealand's TV One on 2 July 2008, and ran for 6 episodes.[1] The series is about Jodie and her three female friends. At the beginning of the first episode, Jodie's husband Brian dies during a domestic dispute. Jodie believes that she may go to jail for his murder, but her friends convince her not to report the death, but instead to bury the body and make it appear that he has run off with another woman.[2]
| Burying Brian | |
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| Written by | Gavin Strawhan |
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| Opening theme | "Sleeping During the Day" by The Mint Chicks |
| Ending theme | "Sleeping During the Day" by The Mint Chicks |
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| Country of origin | New Zealand |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer | Julie Christie |
| Cinematography | Wayne Vinten |
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| Production company | Eyeworks Touchdown |
| Original release | |
| Network | TV One |
| Release | 2 July – 6 August 2008 |
Although the series was a ratings success, no further episodes were made after the first season.[3]
Cast and characters
edit- Jodie Dorday as Jodie Welch
- Rebecca Hobbs as Gerri Marchand
- Carrie McLaughlin as Theresa Donnelly
- Ingrid Park as Denise Crowley
- Craig Hall as Pete Donnelly
- Shane Cortese as Brian Welch
- Josh Leys as Josh Welch
- Ruby Love as Kendall Welch
- Scott Wills – Warren Crowley[4]
- Hannah Marshall – Kimberley[5]
Episodes
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 1 | "Episode One" | Peter Burger | Gavin Strawhan | 2 July 2008 |
| 2 | "Episode Two" | Peter Burger | Gavin Strawhan | 9 July 2008 |
| 3 | "Episode Three" | Peter Burger | Gavin Strawhan | 16 July 2008 |
| 4 | "Episode Four" | Chris Bailey | Gavin Strawhan | 23 July 2008 |
| 5 | "Episode Five" | Chris Bailey | Gavin Strawhan | 30 July 2008 |
| 6 | "Episode Six" | Chris Bailey | Gavin Strawhan | 6 August 2008 |
References
edit- ^ "New local comedy Burying Brian starts in July". 19 June 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2008.
- ^ Wichtel, Diana (12 July 2008). "A death in the family". New Zealand Listener. 214 (3557).
- ^ "Excellent start for Burying Brian". Eyeworks. 4 July 2008. Archived from the original on 11 March 2009.
- ^ Herrick, Linda (3 July 2008). "TV Review: Burying Brian". The New Zealand Herald.
- ^ Hannah Marshall as Kimberley, BURYING BRIAN, TV ONE, tvnz.co.nz