The Pretender

About

National Party candidate and budding politician Dennis Plant didn't have a chance of winning Wakatipu South, the safe seat of the righteous Labour MP and environmentalist Janis Goodhead. That was, until he opened his mouth... Dennis, the straight-shooting Kiwi, quickly becomes the voice of a piece of New Zealand we always knew existed but have never actually seen in person. And young student filmmaker Cassie Young has decided to follow Dennis from the start of the campaign through to the finish.

All Seasons

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Fraser Brown Darrell

Cherie Bradshaw Carrie

Serena Cotton Rebecca Wade

Andre King Johnny Green, John Green

Bob MacLaren Dennis Plant

Debbie Newby-Ward Staff member

Philip Smith A Writer

Mark Neilson Edward Stephen-Smith

Prue Clarke Cassie Young

Douglas Kamo James Hault

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