TV ShowEnded

Orange Roughies

2006

2 seasons

20 episodes

Drama

The show centres around four main characters who are members of an elite New Zealand taskforce based in Auckland NZ, intended to be a combination of police and customs officers. Despite being an elite force, they are, as their commander Ron Maddock reminds them, under-funded, under-resourced and under the hammer. Because of this, the Roughies (as they are called) have to make sure that they perform exceptionally well to avoid being canned, as they are, after all, an experiment. Their members are: Detective Sergeant Danny Wilder, Senior Customs Officer Jane Durant, Detective Constable Zach Wiki and Noel Bullerton.

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Cast

Nicholas Coghlan

Zoe Naylor

Mark Ruka

Stephen Hall

Caroline Craig

Olivia James-Baird

Donna Pivac

Kimberley Ooi

Andrew Robertt

Nicole Whippy

Roy Snow

Hori Ahipene

Seasons

Ep 1
1.Episode 1
25-05-200660m
A bungled child sex slave case forces Police and Customs to work together.
Ep 2
2.Episode 2
25-05-200660m
A bungled child sex slave case forces Police and Customs to work together.
Ep 3
3.Episode 3
01-06-200660m
When a routine underwater vehicle recovery turns fatal, secrets are revealed that place the future of the task force in jeopardy. Jane takes it upon herself to investigate a myster...
Ep 4
4.Episode 4
08-06-200660m
The task force turn their attention to locating the missing woman, the unexpected reason for her disappeance and why no one seems to have noticed. To solve the case, the Roughies m...
Ep 5
5.Episode 5
15-06-200660m
Danny is upset when Ron makes Noel Bullerton a member of the task force on Jane's reccomendation. Jane and Danny are forced to put their differences aside when they take their girl...
Ep 6
6.Episode 6
22-06-200660m
The attempt to get Tao permanent resident status fails and the case draws the attention of a private investigator working for David Chambers, a key figure in the child sex traffick...
Ep 7
7.Episode 7
29-06-200660m
Ron rallies the troops to support Jane as they deal with the fallout from her actions in pursuit of David Chambers. Tao's testimony secures a conviction but at the cost of being re...

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