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Dear Murderer
Produced by Screentime NZExecutive Producer: Philly de Lacey
Producers: Riccardo Pellizzeri, Bridget Bourke
Writer: John Banas
Directors: Riccardo Pellizzeri, John Laing, Matthew J. Saville
Aired: September 07, 2017...
A drama about the life and times of larger than life barrister, Michael Bungay. Spanning several decades chronicling good, evil, rights, wrongs, strengths and flaws, all centred around one of NZ's most infamous characters. Based on the book "Dear Murderer" by Ronda Bungay. (5 x 60min)
| Starring | as |
|---|---|
| Mark Mitchinson | Mike Bungay |
| with | as |
| Erroll Shand | Jim Larsen |
| Kate Elliott | Beverley |
| Coen Falke | Jim O'Donovan |
| Emmett Skilton | Bruce Peterson |
| Peter Feeney | Justice Oldfield |
| Jimmy Hazelwood | Young Mike Bungay |
| Arlo MacDiarmid | Ian Grieg |
| Adam Gardiner | Richard Savage |
| Katherine Kennard | Trish Walkley |
| Ella Becroft | Rosemary |
| Colin Garlick | Stuart McEwan |
| Ryan Wolf | Tim Castle |
| Peter Elliott | Justice Beattie |
| David Aston | Bill Sutch |
| Liesha Ward Knox | Sally Burke |
Other Sites:
- Screentime NZ
- article: Filming begins on drama series about famous Wellington lawyer Mike Bungay
- article: Dear Murderer tells the tale of our most flamboyant lawyers
- article: Dear Murderer's Mark Mitchinson on 'confident but troubled' QC Mike Bungay
- article: Mike Bungay's daughters speak out against Dear Murderer drama
- article: Arlo MacDiarmid has Magnum, PI moment in local drama Dear Murderer
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