Undercover - 1991
Cast: William Brandt, Jennifer Ludlam, Alistair Browning, James Heyward, Sylvia Rands, Richard Mills, Cliff Curtis.
Screenplay: Arthur Baysting; Photography: Wayne Vinten; Editor: Mike Bennett; Music: Sam Negri; Vocal Arranger: Tony Backhouse; Art Director: Matt Murphy ; Producer: Dave Gibson; Director: Yvonne Mackay.
Tony (Brandt), leaves his quiet Timaru beat to working undercover in Wellington for the drug squad. When Eddie (Browning), the major dealer, learns that Tony is a cop, he abducts, rapes and beats up Sandra (Ludlam) - Tony's current girlfriend. Tony finds Eddie on a boat and slips LSD into his hamburger and a disoriented Eddie falls overboard and drowns. After Tony learns "Mr. Big" is a well connected Lawyer, he requests release from undercover work and an extended holiday, which he receives. Based upon a real NZ cop, it was produced as a pilot for a TV series that was never developed. Worth a view.
Censor rating: PG - Review rating: B-
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