The Blue Rose

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The Blue Rose
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Genre Crime drama
Created by
Directed by
  • Mark Beesley
  • Simon Bennett
  • Michael Duignan
  • John Laing
Starring
ComposerKarl Steven
Country of origin New Zealand
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes13 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • John Barnett
  • Rachel Lang
  • Chris Bailey
ProducerChris Bailey
CinematographyMarty Smith
Running time43–45 minutes
Production company South Pacific Pictures
Original release
Network TV3
Release4 February (2013-02-04) 
29 April 2013 (2013-04-29)

The Blue Rose is a New Zealand crime drama television series, which was created by Rachel Lang and James Griffin and produced by South Pacific Pictures. It stars Antonia Prebble as Jane and Siobhan Marshall as Linda. Marshall and Prebble had previously worked together on Outrageous Fortune .

Contents

The series aired in New Zealand on TV3 from 4 February to 29 April 2013, at 8:30 p.m. for three episodes; it then moved to 9:30 p.m. for three episodes, and then moved again to 9:40 p.m. for five episodes, before moving to 9:45 p.m. on Mondays for the remaining two episodes.

Production

Funding for the series was approved by NZ On Air in December 2011. [1] The show was cancelled in December 2013, by a radio announcement on Radio New Zealand by TV3 programming boss Mark Caulton. [2]

Plot

Jane is a humble office temp who takes on a new post at an inner city law firm and soon realises she's not just filling in for a secretary with the flu she's sitting in a dead woman's chair.

The deceased woman is Rose, whose best friend Linda is convinced that she was murdered despite police reports to the contrary. Linda quickly enlists Jane in her quest to find the truth and together they recruit the IT guy and the lady from payroll and form the Society of the Blue Rose.

With some help from friends on the lowlier rungs of other businesses, the quartet fight high-stakes crimes and shadowy corporate skulduggery to uncover the truth about Rose. They are united in purpose and tattoos to seek out further injustices. But proving guilt is always harder than suspecting it.

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateN.Z. viewers
(thousand)
1"There Is a Light That Never Goes Out"Mark Beesley Rachel Lang 4 February 2013 (2013-02-04)N/A
2"What Difference Does It Make?"Mark BeesleyRachel Lang11 February 2013 (2013-02-11)N/A
3"Sheila Take a Bow"Simon BennettTiffany Zehnal and Rachel Lang18 February 2013 (2013-02-18)N/A
4"This Charming Man"Simon BennettJames Griffin25 February 2013 (2013-02-25)N/A
5"Pretty Girls Make Graves"Michael DuignanRachel Lang4 March 2013 (2013-03-04)N/A
6"Paint a Vulgar Picture"Michael DuignanKate McDermott11 March 2013 (2013-03-11)N/A
7"Money Changes Everything"Michael DuignanJames Griffin18 March 2013 (2013-03-18)N/A
8"Half a Person" John Laing Kate McDermott25 March 2013 (2013-03-25)N/A
9"Suffer Little Children"John Laing Matthew J. Saville and Rachel Lang1 April 2013 (2013-04-01)N/A
10"Handsome Devil"Michael DuignanFiona Samuel and Rachel Lang8 April 2013 (2013-04-08)N/A
11"This Night Has Opened My Eyes"Michael DuignanJan Prettejohns15 April 2013 (2013-04-15)N/A
12"Girl Afraid"Mark BeesleyKate McDermott22 April 2013 (2013-04-22)N/A
13"Hand in Glove"Mark BeesleyRachel Lang29 April 2013 (2013-04-29)N/A

Broadcast

In Australia, the show premiered on Gem on 26 November 2013.[ citation needed ]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNomineeResultRef
2013 Monte-Carlo Television Festival Golden NymphDrama TV SeriesThe Blue RoseNominated [3]
Rialto Channel New Zealand Film Awards Television AwardNZ On Air Best Television Feature or Drama SeriesThe Almighty JohnsonsNominated [4]
2014New York Festivals Bronze World MedalDramaRachel Lang, James Griffin, Chris Bailey and John BarnettWon [5]

DVD release

TitleSet details DVD release datesSpecial features
Region 4 [6]
The Blue Rose
  • Discs: 3
  • Episodes: 13
1 May 2013
  • Interviews with cast
  • Alternate endings

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References

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  2. Glucina, Rachel (11 December 2013). "The Diary: Show's creators hear of drama's axing on radio". The New Zealand Herald . Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  3. "Nominees 2013". Monte-Carlo Television Festival . Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  4. "NZ film award contenders revealed". The New Zealand Herald. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  5. "Browse by Winners". New York Festivals. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  6. Region 4 DVD set: