Lawless - 90 mins TV Drama & Comedy (1999)

Constable John Lawless is a dedicated cop - but he's been undercover for too long. He's made friends with the people he's supposed to be arresting. And yes, he inhales. But he plans to put that all behind him. One more bust and he's going home. Back to his wife and his other life.

His plan goes badly wrong when there's an armoured van robbery and a security guard is shot. From the outside, it looks like Lawless helped to organise the crime. When an ambitious superior officer, determined to protect his own position, makes Lawless a scapegoat, Lawless enlists the help of friends from both sides of the law, and fights back with a daring plan to prove his innocence and bring the real culprits to justice…

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AWARDS
1999 New Zealand Television Awards:
Best Drama
Best Director
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Sound Design


CREDITS

CAST

KEVIN SMITH, ANGELA DOTCHIN, JOEL TOBEK, ROSS DUNCAN, CALVIN TUTEAO, GEOFFREY DOLAN, TAHEI SIMPSON, ELIZABETH HAWTHORNE, BRUCE HOPKINS, SUSAN BRADY, PATRICK WILSON, MARKE CLARE, TAUNGAROA EMILE, ANDREW KOVACEVICH, HENDRY McKENZIE, MICHAEL DWYER, TANYA HACKNEY, JOHN PEMBERTON, DENISE SNOAD, IRENE DRAKE, VIV STANLEY, STEPHEN LOVATT

 
EXEC PROD JOHN BARNETT, BILL GAVIN, GAVIN STRAWHAN
PROD BRUCE SHRIDAN
DIR CHRIS MARTIN-JONES
WRITER GAVIN STRAWHAN
PROD MGR SUSAN PARKER
PROD CO-ORD FELICITY LETCHER
ASST CO-ORD ALLISON LAKE
PROD RUNNER WIREMU WILLIS
PROD ACCT SUE AIREY
ACCTS ASST LEE ANN HASSON
TECH ADV SCOTT McJORROW
1ST ASST DIR CARMEN J LEONARD
2ND ASST DIR MARK HARLEN
3RD ASST DIR SEAN MOBBS
SCRIPT SUP KATHRYN FRY
CASTING DIR CHRISTINA ASHER
LOC MGR SCOTT DONALDSON
UNIT MGR MARCO MAJORANA
ASST UNIT MGR DON ANDERSON
UNIT ASSTS JO WARREN, JADE BARKER
DOP MATT BOWKETT
A CAM OP PETER JANES
B CAM OP PETER MAYO
C CAM OP DAVORIN KRNJAIC
FOCUS PULLERS JUSTIN TOPZAND, NIC FAY
CLAPPER LOADER RACHEL BEARD
CAM TRAINEE SHEREE SWALE
KEY GRIP ANNIE FREAR
GRIP ALL DUNN
GRIP ASST KAYNE ASHER
GAFFER MARK SMITH
BEST BOY TRAVOR STARK
GEN OP MAKE NILSEN
LIGHTING ASST GRAHAM SPENCE
SND REC TONY JOHNSON
BOOM SWINGERS MYK FARMER, CRAIG O'REILLY
PROD DES RON HIGHFIELD
ART DIR NICK BASSETT
ART DEPT MGR KATE HIGHFIELD
PROPS BUYER PAUL DULIEU
SET DRESSER CHRISTINE MANGIN
STBY PROPS KIRSTY HENSON
ART DEPT RUNNER IRENE MALONE
VEHICLE WRANGLER ROBIN ALLEN
VEHICLE ASST PAUL FLEMMING
SPFX SUP STEVE INGRAM
ARMOURER WARWICK YIN
ANIMAL WRANGLER MARK VETTE
CONSTR MGR JOHN MILES
LEADING HAND RICHARD SHEATH
CARPENTERS PAUL MCKINNON, DAVID CASEY
STBY CARPENTER PETE BURNEY
MAKE-UP SUP TRISH COHEN
MAKE-UP ARTISTS SUE LAIDLAW, CLAIRE RUTLEDGE
COST DES PAULINE BOWKETT
STBY W/R EMMA HARRE
DRESSER CHANTELLE BOWKETT
W/R ASST JENNY RUSHTON, ANDREA PLESTED
FIGHT CO-ORD ROBERT BRUCE
DRIVING CO-ORD PETER BELL
STUNTS MARK PROWSE, CLINTON ELVY, STUART THORP, LANCE JOHNSON, TYRONE BELL, MARK HARRIS, AARON LUPTON, SHAYNE BLAIKIE, NICOLETTE KENNY, ROSS BUCKINGHAM, STEVE MORTON
SAFETY OFFICER STEVE BUTLER
PUBLICIST CYNTHIA MORAHAN
STILLS PHOTOGRAPHER KERRY BROWN
CATERING BONNIFANT AND SAXBY
ED PATRICK MONAGHAN
ASST ED BEN TORKINGTON
POST PROD CONSULT GRANT BAKER
MUSIC GREG JOHNSON

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