Name: Hope and Wire
Released: 2014-07-03T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Bernard Hill, Rachel House, Jarod Rawiri

Hope and Wire

TV Show · Drama

"Hope and Wire" is a gripping character-based drama set in Christchurch, New Zealand during and after the earthquakes of 2010-2011. The show follows characters who continue to live amid the ruins, despite frequent disturbing aftershocks. Reflecting their fractured experiences, "Hope and Wire" circles around overlapping worlds and viewpoints.

2014 · 44m

Starring Bernard Hill, Rachel House, Jarod Rawiri

Director Gaylene Preston

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

Len and Joycie get jolted off their couch and into their backyard by a massive earthquake; they realize their young neighbors are unexpectedly helpful; unsavory elements lurk among the chaos.

44m
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

Ginny does not realize that a lethal earthquake will show fractures in her family that she cannot ignore; Joycie fears for Len in Lyttelton; Monee believes that the earthquake means freedom.

44m
EPISODE 3

Episode 3

Ryan lives in his car outside his liquefied dream home; Joycie becomes camp mother to inner-city waifs and strays; Jonty's desperation rises to get to his office through the closed red zone cordon.

44m
EPISODE 4

Episode 4

Ryan lives in his car outside his liquefied dream home; Joycie shines as camp mother to inner-city waifs and strays; Jonty becomes desperate to get to his office through the closed red zone cordon.

43m
EPISODE 5

Episode 5

Len and Joycie break the abuse cycle that has Monee in its grip while dealing with the consequences of a TV interview in which Len has said too much. Dwayne shows he's not so hopeless after all, and Ryan realizes the hard truth about his mate Greggo.

43m
EPISODE 6

Episode 6

Joycie loses her job caring for Aunt Dorothy because of her honesty, and Len tries to make amends by organizing a party. Ginny makes a vital deal with Monee and bids for her own freedom, while Ryan's isolation takes him to the brink.

44m