Well known as bass-baritone opera singer, film actor, whakairo (carver) and artist Inia Te Wiata also made an appearance on British TV screens, as documented in the October 21, 1966 issue of New Zealand TV Weekly.
It takes British TV to dramitise New Zealand History
- with the help of a couple of roving New Zealanders
In a recent British independent television episode of a detective thriller series Sergeant Cork Māori singer Inia Te Wiata played the part of a Māori chief. The episode, named 'A Simple Savage' was based to some extent on the visit by Honi Heke to England, and was written by New Zealander Bruce Stewart, now a successful script writer in London
Sergeant Cork first aired between 1963 and 1968 on ATV. It was a police procedural show that followed the efforts of two police officers in their battle against crime in Victorian London. Inia Te Waita's episode has been released on DVD as part of the series two set by the now defunct Network DVD.
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