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Craig Parker - Leighton Mills
A satirical series about the goings on at the consulate of The Most Royal Kingdom of Fe’ausi and the fallen New Zealand Foreign Affairs high-flier who’s been sent in to straighten out the consulate staff.
The series stars Dave Fane (bro’Town, Sione’s Wedding, Naked Samoans, Outrageous Fortune) as Jonah, the Fe’ausian Ambassador to New Zealand who’s charming and effusive but who will do whatever’s necessary to get the outcome he desires, along with Craig Parker (Shortland Street, Mercy Peak, Lord of the Rings) as Leighton Mills, the Kiwi diplomat who finds himself landed with a new posting – as babysitter to the Fe’ausian consulate staff.
Newcomer Lesley-Ann Brandt joins the cast in the role of Leilani, the beautiful,
head-strong, democracy-loving daughter of the Ambassador who quickly attracts
Leighton’s attention.
Rounding out the core cast are John Leigh (Outrageous Fortune, Shortland Street,
Maddigan’s Quest, We’re Here to Help), Mario Gaoa (Naked Samoans,
bro’Town, Sione’s Wedding), Kayte Ferguson (Serial Killers, Spin
Doctors, Mataku, Ask Your Auntie) and Hannah Marshall (Shortland Street, Burying
Brian, Amazing Extraordinary Friends).
DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY is a 13 x half-hour series being produced by Chris Hampson
(Street Legal, Doves of War) for South Pacific Pictures. The production, which
will be shot on location in Auckland, has received funding from NZ on Air and
will screen on TV2 in 2008.
Production begins in late March 2008, and will run through May.