The Pretender (NZ)

National Party candidate and budding politician Dennis Plant didn't have a chance of winning Wakatipu South, the safe seat of the righteous Labour MP and environmentalist Janis Goodhead. That was, until he opened his mouth... Dennis, the straight-shooting Kiwi, quickly becomes the voice of a piece of New Zealand we always knew existed but have never actually seen in person. And young student filmmaker Cassie Young has decided to follow Dennis from the start of the campaign through to the finish.

Bob Maclaren

Dennis Plant

Andre King

Jon Green

Mark Neilson

Edward Hamilton-Smith

Prue Clark

Cassie Young

Hanna Hegan

Alexis

• Peter CoxWriter
• Kirsty MackenzieWriter
• Vanessa AlexanderWriter

First aired

August 21, 2005

Last aired

September 18, 2005

Status

Ended

Original language

English

Episodes

5

Rated

M

Genres

Comedy

• Season 15 episodes · 2005

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