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- Title
- Close to Home
- Content partner
- NZ On Screen
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- NZ On Screen
- Description
Pioneering soap opera Close To Home first screened in May 1975. For just over eight years, middle New Zealand found their mirror in the life and times of Wellington’s Hearte clan. At its peak in 1977, nearly one million viewers tuned in twice weekly to watch the series, which was co-created by Michael Noonan and Tony Isaac. They initially only agreed to make it on condition they got approval for The Governor. The popular family saga carved a regular niche for local drama on screen; the demand...
- Format
- Video
- Date created
- 1975 - 1983
- URL
- https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/close-to-home-1975
- Related subjects
- birthday / wellington / 80s / 70s / middle class / family / drama / soap opera
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