Hanlon In Defence of Stott and Bromley
This episode examines the true story of nineteenth century Dunedin lawyer Alf Hanlon's defence of Bromley, a Māori man, and Stott, an Aboriginal Australian man, who are accused of killing a Chinese man. This was New Zealand's first big historical drama after the controversy over the cost of The Governor almost a decade earlier. Over seven episodes — set between 1895 and 1914 — it followed the life of Dunedin barrister Alf Hanlon, focussing on six of his most important cases. British actor David Gwillim played Hanlon, while Australian Robyn Nevin was cast as convicted baby murderer Minnie Dean in the first and most celebrated episode. A major critical, ratings and awards success, it immediately recouped its budget when the Minnie Dean episode spurred a big international sale.
A series looking back at past television programmes.
Primary Title
- Hanlon
Episode Title
- In Defence of Stott and Bromley
Date Broadcast
- Tuesday 13 July 2004
Start Time
- 21 : 00
Finish Time
- 22 : 00
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- A series looking back at past television programmes.
Episode Description
- This episode examines the true story of nineteenth century Dunedin lawyer Alf Hanlon's defence of Bromley, a Māori man, and Stott, an Aboriginal Australian man, who are accused of killing a Chinese man. This was New Zealand's first big historical drama after the controversy over the cost of The Governor almost a decade earlier. Over seven episodes — set between 1895 and 1914 — it followed the life of Dunedin barrister Alf Hanlon, focussing on six of his most important cases. British actor David Gwillim played Hanlon, while Australian Robyn Nevin was cast as convicted baby murderer Minnie Dean in the first and most celebrated episode. A major critical, ratings and awards success, it immediately recouped its budget when the Minnie Dean episode spurred a big international sale.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Contributors
- He Taonga Films (Production Unit)
- Maori Television (Production Unit)
- TVNZ (Production Unit)
- Bruce Allpress (Actor)
- Ken Blackburn (Actor)
- Ken Catran (Writer)
- Laurie Dee (Actor)
- David Gwillim (Actor)
- Wayne Tourell (Director)
- Lex Van Os (Producer)