A 'series of fables' about 3 siblings who were put into care as children. Having grown up, they set out to find their parents.
Cast:
Maggie - Bridget Armstrong
Ben - Kerry Mckay
Nardla - Jennifer Ward-Lealand
Selwyn - Temuera Morrison
The show ran for 16 episodes.
I Hope You Know What You're Doing (10/02/1986)
Maggie gathers together her three children and sets them off on a quest of their own devising.
Director: John Givins
Writer: Brian Bell
Nudged By Maggie (17/02/1986)
Nudged by Maggie, her three offspring take their first steps along their chosen paths. Selwyn finds there is money to be made out of charity. Nardia finds that searching for a father can get in the way of work. Ben finds that the paranormal is not necessarily enlightening.
Director: Janice Finn
Writer (nardia’s Story): Rosemary Mcleod
Writer (ben’s Story): Martyn Sanderson
Writer (selwyn’s Story): Rawiri Paratene
A Bit Of Offshore Investment (24/02/1986)
A serial about a woman who forces her three children to relentlessly pursue their personal goals. In this episode, Selwyn's involvement with an Australian business person leads him into taking risks he did not anticipate.
Director: John Anderson
Producer: Brian Bell
Writer: Jeffrey Thomas
Sins Of The Fathers (03/03/1986)
Nardia's need to find her birth father becomes an obsession.
Director: Peter Sharp
Producer: Brian Bell
Writer: Liddy Holloway
Lets Just Share This Search (10/03/1986)
Ben sets off along a series of paths that are supposed to lead to enlightenment.
Director: Peter Sharp
Producer: Brian Bell
Writer: Brian Bell
So Many Lies (17/03/1986)
Maggie tries to get Nardia, Selwyn and Ben to put more effort into achieving their various goals. The game backfires.
Director: Stephen La Hood
Producer: Brian Bell
Writer: Judy Callingham
Writer: Charlie Strachan
Neighbourhood Justice (24/03/1986)
While researching and directing an item about a group of feminists for Montage, Nardia loses a number of friends.
Director: Janice Finn
Producer: Brian Bell
Writer: Rosemary Mcleod
Caught (31/03/1986)
In the process of searching for the owners of a piece of Māori land, Selwyn discovers a second family.
Director: John Givins
Producer: Brian Bell
Writer: Rawiri Paratene
The Apocalypse Is Now (07/04/1986)
strange circumstances drawn Ben into the orbit of a visiting American guru.
Director: John Whitwell
Producer: Brian Bell
Writer: Martyn Sanderson
A Party That's What We Need (14/04/1986)
Selwyn finds himself competing with some very shady characters, and Maggie mounts a birthday party for Nardia.
Director: John Reid
Producer: Brian Bell
Writer: Jeffrey Thomas (Selwyn's story)
Writer: Rosemary Mcleod (Maggie's story>
A Wise Child And His Father (21/04/1986)
Maggie leads Ben towards his birth father.
Director: Keith Hunter
Producer: Brian Bell
Writer: Graeme Tetley
Fellow Travellers (28/04/1986)
Nardia finds herself in conflict with four of the most influential men in her life, her two fathers, her boss and the man who years ago gave Nardia her taste for power.
Director: Tony Wilson
Producer: Brian Bell
Writer: Liddy Holloway
Money Makes The World Go Round (05/05/1986)
Selwyn's search for the owners of a piece of Maori land brings him into conflict with two very different worlds, the marae and big business.
Director: John Givins
Producer: Brian Bell
Writer: Rawiri Paratene
Are There Degrees Of Enlightenment (12/05/1986)
Ben is commissioned to paint a portrait of Barbara, in the process he discovers Maggie.
Director: Kevin Hunter
Writer: Brian Bell
There's No Such Thing As A Free Lunch (19/05/1986)
Nardia aims at becoming producer of Montage.
Director: Janice Finn
Producer: Brian Bell
Writer: Rosemary Mcleod
The End Of The Game (26/05/1986)
The six months is up, Maggie plans an event at which she will announce the winner of her competition (Final).
Director: John Reid
Producer: Brian Bell
Writer: Rosemary Mcleod
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