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Ross Jennings
Ross James Jennings (13 November 1944 – 25 March 2016) was a New Zealand actor, becoming one of New Zealand's most experienced television producers and directors, whose credits included ''The Mad Dog Gang'', ''Close to Home (1975 TV series), Close to Home'', Moynihan, Inside Straight, feature film ''I Live with Me Dad'', Australian TV series ''Special Squad (Australian TV series), Special Squad'' and Acropolis Now, NZ's soap ''Homeward Bound (New Zealand TV series), Homeward Bound'', New Zealand's first reality series, ''Ten 7 Aotearoa, Police Ten 7'', ''Middlemore'', ''Strip Search (TV series), Strip Search'', Heroes and ''Melody Rules''. Early life Born in Hāwera in 1944, Jennings was raised by his mother in Taihape and Hāwera, his father having died during World War II. Acting career As a member of the NZ Players and Children's Art Theatre, Ross Jennings toured NZ as an actor before being granted a QE2 Arts Council Grant to study acting in England where he worked at S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Close To Home (1975 TV Series)
''Close to Home'' was a New Zealand television soap opera which ran on TV One (New Zealand), Television One (later becoming Television New Zealand) from 1975 to 1983. Set in a suburb of Wellington, it originally revolved around the trials and tribulations of the Hearte family. Most of the Hearte children were written out of the show within its first two years. The older members of the Hearte family remained through most of the show's run and later storylines revolved around their interactions with neighbours and friends. A high point of the series occurred in 1982 with the wedding of Gayle and Gavin. Rehearsals took place in a local community hall in Avalon, and “''Close to Home''” was mostly shot in the largest NZBC TV studio, No 8, at Avalon Studios, Avalon, New Zealand, Avalon, Lower Hutt, which had sets round the studio of rooms in various characters’ houses plus the bar of the local hotel. It was criticised for the number of scenes set in the bar, but that was the only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |