One of Them!

One of Them!

48 mins | April 4, 1998

One of Them! was one of two dramas (alongside Niki Caro movie Memory and Desire) inspired by short stories collected in Peter Wells' 1991 book Dangerous Desires. It was made for TV One as a Montana Sunday drama. Set in Auckland, 1965, One of Them! follows Lemmy and Jamie, two teenage boys coming to terms with their sexuality. In the dark days before gay liberation, bullying and intimidation was rife, and while the boys flaunt their sissyness, their internalized homophobia wreaks havoc on their emotional lives — until they can admit to being "one of them".

One of Them!

48 mins | April 4, 1998

One of Them!
One of Them! was one of two dramas (alongside Niki Caro movie Memory and Desire) inspired by short stories collected in Peter Wells' 1991 book Dangerous Desires. It was made for TV One as a Montana Sunday drama. Set in Auckland, 1965, One of Them! follows Lemmy and Jamie, two teenage boys coming to terms with their sexuality. In the dark days before gay liberation, bullying and intimidation was rife, and while the boys flaunt their sissyness, their internalized homophobia wreaks havoc on their emotional lives — until they can admit to being "one of them".
Producers NZonScreen listing
Original title One of Them!
Directors Stewart Main
Writers Peter Wells

Cast

Cameron J. Watt

as Lemmy

Stephen Papps

as Frenchie Friggs

Ray Woolf

as Mr. Stephenson

Alannah O'Sullivan

as Mrs. Stephenson

Collette Pennington

as Mrs. Caughey

Maggie Tarver

as Mrs. Clairol

Celia Nicholson

as Tobaccionist

Nigel Godfrey

as Tramping Dad

Elizabeth Cassidy

as Tramping Mum

Jeena Steel

as Tramping Girl

Mark Tronson

as Tramping Boy

Stephen Ure

as Drunk

Luke Weston

as Archie Bumstead

Dwayne Cameron

as Rusty