Venus and Mars

Venus and Mars

Drama, TV Movie | Aug. 23, 2015

When an attack on a Palmerston North fraud detective made headlines in October 1996, the New Zealand public followed the media reports with fascination. They read like a plot of a Hollywood film or detective novel. Poison pen letters, satanic worship, a police hate crime, and a mysterious and violent pyromaniac. But little did the public know that as the truth emerged, the story was going to get far more bizarre, and the police would turn the focus of their investigation on one of their own.

Venus and Mars

Drama, TV Movie | Aug. 23, 2015

Venus and Mars
When an attack on a Palmerston North fraud detective made headlines in October 1996, the New Zealand public followed the media reports with fascination. They read like a plot of a Hollywood film or detective novel. Poison pen letters, satanic worship, a police hate crime, and a mysterious and violent pyromaniac. But little did the public know that as the truth emerged, the story was going to get far more bizarre, and the police would turn the focus of their investigation on one of their own.
Producers Television New Zealand, Screentime
Original title Venus and Mars
Directors John Laing, John Banas
Writers

Cast

Craig Hall

as Grant Nicholls

Ande Cunningham

as Brent Garner

Paul McLaughlin

as Doug Brew

Joel Tobeck

as Ross Grantham

Sara Wiseman

as Sue Stewart

Holly Shanahan

as Sandra Garner

Will Hall

as Jack Scanlon

Jared Turner

as Marty Bruce

Toby Leach

as Andy Nicholls

Mark Warren

as Dave White

Brooke Williams

as Caroline Blake

Peter Elliott

as Quentin Doig

Johnny Bright

as Robbie Robinson

Kevin Keys

as Chris Dalton

Rachael Blampied

as Helen Nicholls

Arlo MacDiarmid

as Alan Manchester

Scott Harding

as Dennis O'Rourke

Charles Pierard

as Ian Miller

Fraser Brown

as Peter Debenham

Clinton Randell

as Rawiri Henare

Tim Foley

as Tom Norris

Peter Tait

as Mark Beattie

Peter Feeney

as Asst. Commissioner Wilson

Taylor Hall

as Brendan Crawford

Sophia Huybens

as Amy Crawford

Ross Stokes

as Bill Latham

Craig Walsh-Wrightson

as Ian Johnstone

Samantha Jukes

as Janet McIntyre

Liz Kirkman

as Reporter

Junior Fernando

as Tomallio

Doug Brew

as Passerby

Mark Mitchinson

as Advocatus Diaboli (Voice)