Close to Home: New Zealand’s first TV soap opera…

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Close to Home: New Zealand’s first TV soap opera…

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Close to Home first screened on TV One in May 1975 and ran for eight years. The popular and ground-breaking series was New Zealand television's first soap opera. It was based in Wellington and centred around the trials and tribulations of the Hearte family. At its peak in 1977, Close to Home attracted a twice weekly audience of one million viewers. In this special edition of ScreenTalk, cast and crew reminisce about their time with Close to Home. The interviews are with director/actor John Ca...

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close to home / soap / soap opera / hearte family / television / tv / john callen / coronation street / keith aberdein / judy callingham / janice finn / actors / writers / avalon studios / avalon / ilona rodgers / john bach / jeffery thomas / danny mulheron / live television / ken blackburn / acting / shortland street / new zealand accents / ginette macdonald / kiwi accents

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