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The Pretender (NZ) (2005) | Slate

Rated 8.0 on TMDB

The Pretender (NZ)

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.

Status: Ended
First aired: 2005
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 5 aired
Average episode: 1h 0m
Genres: Comedy
Network: Three
Language: English

Direction and writing

Philip SmithCreator

Vanessa AlexanderWriter

Peter CoxWriter

Where to watch

Unavailable

Seasons

Season 15 episodes

Cast

Bob MaclarenDennis Plant
Andre King

KM

Kirsty MackenzieWriter

Jon Green

Mark NeilsonEdward Hamilton-Smith

Prue ClarkCassie Young
Hanna HeganAlexis

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