Loose Enz

*Loose Enz*
Loose Enz
Country of origin	New Zealand
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	12
Production
Producer	Tony Isaac
Running time	30-60 minutes
Original release
Release	February 28 –; May 16, 1982

Loose Enz is a 1982 New Zealand anthology television series. It was a series of 12 New Zealand plays broadcast on Sunday nights. The standalone plays covered many subjects such as Maori land rights, politics, foreign land ownership, rehabilitation, and sex and marriage. Looking back at the previous years television Ken Strongman of the Press wrote of the series "The "Loose Enz" series was a fine idea, but the plays themselves were mostly so lightweight as to float instantly from memory,"

Episodes

Tough at the Bottom

Writer: Grant Morris. Director: Peter Muxlow

Coming and Going

Writer Bill Baer. Director: Murray Reece
Based on a story by Dan Davin

The Venus Touch

Writer and director: Keith Aberdein

The Good Samaritan

Writer: Jane Toft. Director: John Anderson

Free Enterprise

Writer: Greg McGee. Director: Mark DeFriest

If the Cat Laps

Writer: Vincent O'Sullivan. Director: John Anderson

Graham's Mum and the Golden Tour

Writer: Michael A. Noonan. Director: Murray Reece
Based on a story by Murray Reece

That Bread Should Be So Dear

Writer: Olwynne MaCrae. Director: Murray Reece

Eros and Psyche

Writer: Michael A. Noonan. Director: John Anderson

Press for Service

Writer: Tom Scott. Director: Tony Wilson

The Pumice Land

Writer: S. G. Walker. Director: Murray Reece

The Protesters

Writer: Rowley Habib. Director: Peter Muxlow

Awards

Feltex Television Awards 1982

Best Script – Rowley Habib for The Protesters – won
Best Script – Michael A. Noonan for Eros and Psyche – nominated
Best Script – S.G. Walker for The Pumice Land – nominated
Best Script – Grant Morris for Tough at the Bottom – nominated
Best Actor – Derek Hardwick for The Pumice Land – nominated
Best Actor – David McPhail for Coming and Going – nominated
Best Actor – Don Selwyn for The Protesters – nominated
Best Actor – Jim Moriaty for The Protesters – nominated
Best Actress – Heather Lindsay for The Good Samaritan – nominated
Best Drama – Eros and Psyche (John Anderson) – nominated
Best Drama – Graham's Mum and the Golden Tour (Murray Reece) – nominated
Best Drama – That Bread Should Be So Dear (Katherine de Nave) – nominated
Best Drama – The Pumice Land (Tony Isaac) – nominated
Stan Hosgood Award – Dean Cato (The Pumice Land) – nominated
Stan Hosgood Award – Graham Henderson (The Protesters) – nominated

References

↑ "Television and radio", The Press, 27 February 1982
↑ Strongman, Ken (3 January 1983), "Transcendental vegetation", The Press
↑ "Double standard, says Aberdein", The Press, 11 March 1982
↑ "Actress answers critics", The Press, 16 March 1982
↑ Strongman, Ken (12 April 1982), "Pace, perfect pace", The Press
↑ "'Dead on Target'", The Press, 24 April 1982
↑ "Tom Scott gives inside view", The Press, 28 April 1982
↑ "Language not 'in good taste'", The Press, 20 July 1982
↑ "Cantankerous old man in play", The Press, 5 May 1982
↑ "Protest theme of Sunday play", The Press, 12 May 1982
↑ "TV awards ceremony in Christchurch", The Press, 16 March 1983
↑ "TV entertainer award to Howard Morrison", The Press, 6 April 1983

External links

Loose Enz at IMDb
Loose Enz at NZ On Screen

[1] "Television and radio", The Press, 27 February 1982

[2] Strongman, Ken (3 January 1983), "Transcendental vegetation", The Press

[3] "Double standard, says Aberdein", The Press, 11 March 1982

[4] "Actress answers critics", The Press, 16 March 1982

[5] Strongman, Ken (12 April 1982), "Pace, perfect pace", The Press

[6] "'Dead on Target'", The Press, 24 April 1982

[7] "Tom Scott gives inside view", The Press, 28 April 1982

[8] "Language not 'in good taste'", The Press, 20 July 1982

[9] "Cantankerous old man in play", The Press, 5 May 1982

[10] "Protest theme of Sunday play", The Press, 12 May 1982

[11] "TV awards ceremony in Christchurch", The Press, 16 March 1983

[12] "TV entertainer award to Howard Morrison", The Press, 6 April 1983