new zealand,period drama,british colonial

Desperate Remedies (1993)

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Colonial romancing and complicating...

In a town called Hope on the edge of Britain's empire, desperations clash: the beautiful Dorothea Brook is desperate to free her pregnant sister Rose from the clutches of Fraser, a fortune hunter. A local politician, William Poyner, is desperate for cash and thinks marriage to Dorothea will save him. Dorothea hires Lawrence Hayes, a rough but handsome Argonaut, to bribe Fraser with jewels and to marry Rose; Hayes desperately loves Dorothea and may marry Rose to stay close to her. But Dorothea has a lover, the ravishing Anne Cooper, who encourages the match with Poyser to give the lovers cover. Are these remedies, each desperate in its turn, going to make anyone happy?

Cast & Crew

Director
Stewart Main
  • Profile picture of Jennifer Ward-Lealand
    Dorothea Brook Jennifer Ward-Lealand
  • Profile picture of Kevin Smith
    Lawrence Hayes Kevin Smith
  • Profile picture of Lisa Chappell
    Anne Cooper Lisa Chappell
  • Profile picture of Cliff Curtis
    Fraser Cliff Curtis
  • Profile picture of Michael Hurst
    Willam Poyser Michael Hurst
  • Profile picture of Helen Steemson
    Gnits Helen Steemson
  • Profile picture of Bridget Armstrong
    Mary Anne Bridget Armstrong
  • Profile picture of Timothy Raby
    Mr. Weedle Timothy Raby

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Keywords

  • new zealand
  • period drama
  • british colonial