Duggan (TV series)

1999 New Zealand TV series or programme

Duggan

Genre| Drama
Created by| Marion McLeod
Directed by|

* Yvonne Mackay
* John Laing

Starring|

* John Bach
* Toby Leach
* Michele Amas
* Fiona Mogridge
* Scott Macky

Composer| Gareth Farr
Country of origin| New Zealand
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 1
No. of episodes| 11
Production
Executive producer| Dorothee Pinfold
Producers|

* Dave Gibson
* Jan Haynes

Cinematography| Leon Narbey
Editor| Paul Sutorius
Production company| Gibson Group
Original release
Network| Television One
Release| 20 July (1999-07-20) –
28 September 1999 (1999-09-28)

Duggan is a TVNZ police drama from 1997, featuring New Zealand actor John Bach as Detective Inspector John Duggan and Fiona Mogridge as Ruth Duggan. Unlike other New Zealand police drama series, Duggan was initially intended to be produced as a series of one-off programmes, akin to British crime series of the time such as Inspector Morse and Midsomer Murders. Two stories were filmed in this way, one each in 1997 and 1998, before the decision was made to produce a series of 11 episodes in 1999. All episodes except for the first two were one hour in length; the first two were two hours long.[1]

## Premise

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Duggan follows the investigations of John Duggan, an initially retired Police Detective Inspector who becomes involved in various murder investigations near his home in the Marlborough Sounds at the top of the South Island of New Zealand. As such, the show mainly takes place in the Sounds, Picton and Wellington.

Having retired from his job after the death of his wife, he is initially reluctant to resume his police work. However, he is convinced back in the first telefeature, Death in Paradise. Through the show, he works to uncover complex murder plots against the backdrop of small-town New Zealand in the late 1990s.

Ironically, production of the series was briefly delayed by a major real-life crime, the 1998 New Year's Day murder of Ben Smart and Olivia Hope.

## List of episodes

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### Introductory episodes

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No.
overall| No. in
season| Title| Directed by| Written by| Original release date

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1| 1| "Death in Paradise"| Yvonne Mackay| Ken Duncum and Donna Malane| 13 October 1997 (1997-10-13)
2| 2| "Sins of the Fathers"| Yvonne Mackay| Ken Duncum and Donna Malane| 7 September 1998 (1998-09-07)

### Season 1 (1999)

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No.
overall| No. in
season| Title| Directed by| Written by| Original release date

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3| 1| "Workshop for Murder"| Mike Smith| Judy Callingham| 20 July 1999 (1999-07-20)
4| 2| "A Shadow of Doubt: Part 1"| Yvonne Mackay| Donna Malane| 27 July 1999 (1999-07-27)
5| 3| "A Shadow of Doubt: Part 2"| Yvonne Mackay| Donna Malane| 3 August 1999 (1999-08-03)
6| 4| "Time and Tide"| Mike Smith| Linda Burgess| 10 August 1999 (1999-08-10)
7| 5| "Going Overboard"| John Reid| Paul Yates| 17 August 1999 (1999-08-17)
8| 6| "Murder at Te Papa"| John Laing| Donna Malane| 24 August 1999 (1999-08-24)
9| 7| "Sneakers"| Mike Smith| Ken Duncum| 31 August 1999 (1999-08-31)
10| 8| "Dog's Breakfast"| John Reid| William Brandt| 7 September 1999 (1999-09-07)
11| 9| "Moving House"| John Laing| Damien Wilkins| 14 September 1999 (1999-09-14)
12| 10| "Last Resort"| Mike Smith| Ken Duncum| 21 September 1999 (1999-09-21)
13| 11| "Food to Die For"| Mike Smith| Judy Callingham| 28 September 1999 (1999-09-28)

## References

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1. ^ Davies, R., "The birth of a Kiwi detective," nzonscreen.com 2 June 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

## External links

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* Duggan at IMDb
* Duggan at nzonscreen.com

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