Short Poppies

2014 - 2016 NR 7.7

Journalist David Farrier travels to small town NZ to meet ordinary New Zealanders and discovers even the most ordinary people are special in their own way. All the characters profiled are played by Rhys Darby in this mockumentary sitcom.

Journalist David Farrier goes on a quest to small town New Zealand to find the average Kiwi. What he finds in this mockumentary series, is a lovable bunch of people who are anything but ordinary or average. Each week he meets a new local, all played by Rhys Darby.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 Terry Pole

1. Terry Pole

Aired: Sep 25, 2014

Rhys Darby plays Terry Pole, a lifeguard and leg model. It's the day of the l...

Episode 2 Steve Whittle

2. Steve Whittle

Aired: Oct 2, 2014

Steve Whittle runs an alien encounter support service for people, like him, w...

Episode 3 Ron Taylor

3. Ron Taylor

Aired: Oct 9, 2014

Ron Taylor is an entrepreneur by nature whose whale watching business is in d...

Episode 4 Mary Ledbetter

4. Mary Ledbetter

Aired: Oct 16, 2014

Mary Ledbetter is a woman who rules her small town with an iron fist. She's t...

Episode 5 Bill Napier

5. Bill Napier

Aired: Oct 23, 2014

Bill Napier is a local park ranger who is better at talking to trees than peo...

Episode 6 Louise Cooper

6. Louise Cooper

Aired: Oct 30, 2016

Louise Cooper is a local artist and a man eater. When David Farrier comes to ...

Episode 7 Rhod Gainer

7. Rhod Gainer

Aired: Nov 6, 2014

Rhod Gainer is the local lawyer with no regard for the law. Played by Rhys Da...

Episode 8 The Finale

8. The Finale

Aired: Nov 13, 2014

David Farrier returns for a screening of what the network have made. But no o...


Info about Short Poppies

Network: TVNZ 1

Genres: Comedy