''The Blue Rose'' is a

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television series, which was created by

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and James Griffin and produced by

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. It stars

Antonia Prebble Antonia Mary Prebble (born 6 June 1984) is a New Zealand actress, best known for her role as Loretta West in the hit NZ comedy-drama '' Outrageous Fortune'', as Trudy in '' The Tribe'', as Jane in '' The Blue Rose'', and as Rita West, the gran ...

as Jane and

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as Linda. Marshall and Prebble had previously worked together on '' Outrageous Fortune''. The series aired in New Zealand on

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from 4 February to 29 April 2013, at 8:30 p.m. for three episodes; it then moved to 9:30 p.m. for three episodes, and then moved again to 9:40 p.m. for five episodes, before moving to 9:45 p.m. on Mondays for the remaining two episodes.

Production

Funding for the series was approved by

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in December 2011. The show was cancelled in December 2013 by a radio announcement on Radio New Zealand by TV3 programming boss Mark Caulton.

Plot

Jane is a humble office temp who takes on a new post at an inner city law firm and soon realises she's not just filling in for a secretary with the flu – she's sitting in a dead woman's chair. The deceased woman is Rose, whose best friend Linda is convinced that she was murdered despite police reports to the contrary. Linda quickly enlists Jane in her quest to find the truth and together they recruit the IT guy and the lady from payroll and form the Society of the Blue Rose. With some help from friends on the lowlier rungs of other businesses – the group fight high-stakes crimes and shadowy corporate skulduggery to uncover the truth about Rose. They are united in purpose – and tattoos – to seek out further injustices. But proving guilt is always harder than suspecting it.

Cast and characters

Main

as Jane March – A Temp P.A. to Simon at Mosely & Loveridge. *

as Linda Frame – Rose's best friend and godmother to her daughter Nina, She manages a courier firm in Auckland. * Matt Minto as Simon Frost – Jane's boss and Senior Partner at Mosely & Loveridge. * Rajeev Varma as Ganesh Nishad – An I.T. manager at Mosely & Loveridge. *

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as Sonya Whitwell – An accountant who used to work at Mosely & Loveridge.

Recurring

* James Trevena-Brown as Charlie Bryson – A junior lawyer at Mosely & Loveridge. *

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as Krystle Wilkinson – Helen's P.A. at Mosely & Loveridge. *

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as Ben Gallagher – Jane's ex-boyfriend, who was caught cheating on her. * Stelios Yiakmis as Derek Peterson – A wealthy financier and entrepreneur. *

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as Helen Irwin – Simon's partner at Mosely & Loveridge. * Luciane Buchanan as Aroha Nash – A receptionist at Mosely & Loveridge. * Tim Foley as Grant Finch – Rose's ex-husband. * Caren Pistorius as Rose Harper – Simon's former P.A. at Mosely & Loveridge, she died under mysterious circumstances. * Jay Saussey as Amy – Peterson's P.A.. * Jeremy Randerson as Adam Revill *

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as Anton * Josephine Davison as Felicity Frost – Simon's wife. *

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as Karl Villiers * Nisha Madhan as Varsha – Ganesh's cop friend. * Murray Keane as Keith Cranston *

Ayşe Tezel Ayşe Tezel (born 19 September 1980) is a British Turk actress who made her debut in two episodes of the New Zealand television show ''Shortland Street'' in April 2002. She has acted in a number of television series and feature films shot in N ...

as Hannah

Episodes

* Number includes additional viewers from a 9:30 p.m. rebroadcast airing the same night on TV3 Plus 1. * Each episode title is named after a song by

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Broadcast

In Australia, the show premiered on

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on 26 November 2013.

Awards and nominations

DVD release

References

External links

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