Country of origin New Zealand No. of episodes 7 First episode date 31 August 2012 Network Māori Television Number of episodes 7 | No. of seasons 1 Running time approx. 26 minutes Final episode date 12 October 2012 Number of seasons 1 | |
Starring Deane Waretini
Andrei Frolov
Orlando Stewart Production company(s) Scottie Productions (2012) | ||
Now is the Hour is a mockumentary television series starring New Zealand singer Deane Waretini who had a #1 hit with The Bridge in 1981.
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Synopsis
In the series, Dean Waretini is a 65 year old taxi driver. The seven part comedy series, which is about Waretini, is a blurring of fact and fiction. Besides Waretini, it also features Orlando, the manager from Wayne Anderson - Singer of Songs, and a former Russian nuclear physicist. It has a "road trip" theme to it. Along for the ride is Raewyn-Anne who is the founder of his fan club of 16 strong. The series follows Waretini as he moves around from Christchurch to where he started off in Rotorua with him hoping to re start his career with Orlando Stewart organizing his venues. Frolov has a job to get Waretini info physical shape while Waretini tries to teach him his song. One of the episodes features Deane and Andrei recording a song.
Production and other info
The story was penned by New Zealand writer and comedian Orlando Stewart. The show consists of 7 episodes running at 26 minutes each. It made its debut on Maori Television on 10.00pm on Friday, August 31, 2012.
Andrei Frolov is a member of the Russian Cultural Centre Trust in Christchurch.