''Mortimer's Patch'' was a popular
TVNZ police drama
The police show, or police crime drama, is a subgenre of procedural drama and detective fiction that emphasizes the investigative procedure of a police officer or department as the protagonist(s), as contrasted with other genres that focus on eithe ...
from the early 1980s. It featured actors
Terence Cooper,
Sean Duffy
Sean Patrick Duffy (born October 3, 1971) is an American politician, prosecutor, former sports commentator and reality television personality who is currently a co-host of ''The Bottom Line'' on Fox Business, as well as a contributor on Fox News. ...
,
Don Selwyn
Don Charles Selwyn (22 November 1935 – 13 April 2007) was a Māori actor and filmmaker from New Zealand. He was a founding member of the New Zealand Māori Theatre Trust and directed the 2002 film '' Te tangata whai rawa o Weneti (The Maori me ...
and
Jim Hickey and depicted
detective and
police
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work in the
fictional town of "Cobham". It was filmed in and around
Helensville, New Zealand
Helensville is a town in the North Island of New Zealand. It is sited northwest of Auckland, close to the southern extremity of the Kaipara Harbour. State Highway 16 passes through the town, connecting it to Waimauku to the south, and Kauka ...
.
References
External links
''Mortimer's Patch'' at the IMDb databaseFirst episode at NZonscreen.com
New Zealand drama television series
1980s New Zealand television series
1980 New Zealand television series debuts
1984 New Zealand television series endings
TVNZ original programming
Detective television series
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