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Follows the impact of World War I on a middle-class New Zealand family at home and in the chaos of Gallipoli and Egypt.

Drama · 2015 · 45 min

Starring Ido Drent , Sophia Huybens , Freya Milner

Director Peter Burger

EPISODE 1

Bea's Letter

Meet Bea Smith a New Zealand nurse working Alexandria as part of the war effort whose dreams of becoming a doctor were dashed by a scandal.

44 min · 26 Apr 2015
EPISODE 2

Manaaki's Letter

Meet Manaaki, a young Maori man whose life is about to be changed forever by the Gallipoli campaign and its outcome.

44 min · 26 Apr 2015
EPISODE 3

Harry's Letter

Charles clashes with Harry when he returns to Gallipoli; Cissy is seduced by an admirer; George breaks James' heart; and Manaaki and Harry go over the top' with tragic results.

44 min · 3 May 2015
EPISODE 4

Awa's Letter

Manaaki fights a recurring nightmare; John takes his guilt out on James; and Richard finds an unlikely ally in Awa.

44 min · 10 May 2015
EPISODE 5

Charles' Letter

Charles is shaken by the horror and stupidity of war and entrusts Violet with a letter exposing the truth. Meanwhile, returned war hero Manaaki is questioned in relation to murder.

44 min · 17 May 2015
EPISODE 6

Cissy's Letter

As rumours of a Gallipoli evacuation spread, Charles, Manaaki and Bea start making plans for the future. Meanwhile back home, Awa and Cissy find their circumstances are changed forever.

44 min · 24 May 2015

Ido Drent

Charles Smith
Sophia Huybens

Violet Penrose
Freya Milner

Cissy Smith
Esther Stephens

Bea Smith
Leith Towers

James Smith
Jarred Blakiston

George Mueller
Nathalie Boltt

Ida Mueller
Milo Cawthorne

Harry Smith
Tom O'Sullivan

William
Peter Burger

Director
Robin Scholes

Producer