Willy Nilly
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Willy Nilly Show is a New Zealand television series originally based on a short film by the same name.[1] It follows the lives of two middle-aged farming brothers, Eric (Sean Duffy) and Harry (Mark Hadlow) who are catapulted into the modern world when their bossy and overprotective mother dies and Joy Full (Tandi Wright), the lovely undertaker's assistant, comes to stay.[2] It is set in the fictional town of Pokapoka[3] A total of 3 series were made which have all been made available on DVD at Filmshop. It was winner of Best Comedy Performance, Script and Direction - NZ TV Awards[4] In 2002, a TV Guide poll found the series to be the most popular New Zealand comedy.[5] The series' most prominent fan base is made up of women over the age of 60.[6]
Willy Nilly | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | Mike Smith |
Written by | Ken Duncum Mike Smith Cal Wilson Paul Yates |
Directed by | Mike Smith |
Starring | Sean Duffy Mark Hadlow Katrina Hobbs Tandi Wright Stuart Devenie Ellie Smith |
Country of origin | New Zealand |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 3 |
No. of episodes | 22 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Producer | Judith Trye |
Cinematography | Phil Burchell |
Editor | John Gilbert |
Running time | 30 mins (including adverts) |
Production company | Big House Film & Television |
Original release | |
Network | TV One |
Release | 2 September 2001 (2001-09-02) ā 21 December 2003 (2003-12-21) |