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

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Episode 1
    When Len and Joycie are jolted off their couch and into their backyard by a massive earthquake, they find their young neighbors unexpectedly helpful. But unsavory elements are on the prowl and continuing aftershocks are shredding everyone's nerves to the breaking point.
    44m
  • EPISODE 2
    Episode 2
    Tuesday February 22, 2011 dawns peacefully enough but little does Ginny know that at 12:51 PM a lethal earthquake will reveal fractures in her family that she cannot ignore.
    44m
  • EPISODE 3
    Episode 3
    In the post-earthquake period, Ryan is living in his car outside his liquefied dream home. Joycie shines as camp mother to inner-city waifs and strays, while Jonty becomes ever more desperate to get to his office through the closed red zone cordon.
    44m
  • EPISODE 4
    Episode 4
    Quake runner Donna is frustrated when Ryan visits the family in Auckland and cant get the shaky city out of his mind. Ginny confronts Jonty over his guilty secrets.
    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

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Cast & Crew

  • Bernard Hill
    Len
  • Rachel House
    Joycie
  • Jarod Rawiri
    Ryan
  • Miriama McDowell
    Donna
  • L‌G
    Luanne Gordon
    Ginny
  • Stephen Lovatt
    Jonty
  • G‌P
    Gaylene Preston
    Director
  • C‌H
    Chris Hampson
    Producer
  • G‌P
    Gaylene Preston
    Producer

About

Hope and Wire

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.

Information

Studio
TV3ANZ
Released
2014
Rated
TV-14

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Audio

English (United States) (AD, AAC)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC, SDH)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.
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  • Bahrain
  • Botswana
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Cape Verde
  • Egypt
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  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea-Bissau
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  • Lebanon
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
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  • Niger (English)
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