One of Those People that Live in the World

The story

Writer/director Paul Maunder's second drama after his award-winning Going Up North for a While is a portrait of a woman's mental health crisis. In part one Julie (Denise Maunder) is haunted by her birth mother's breakdown. Her inner monologue narrates events; Julie hopes marriage and a job will "cure" her, and falls pregnant. After a traumatic delivery, she suffers an acute episode and is admitted into care. Part two takes place in a psychiatric hospital where drugs, electroconvulsive therapy and art therapy were standard treatments at the time. Maunder undertook research at Auckland's Kingseat psychiatric hospital.

Cast

L Lisa AitkenChild J John AndersonLewis G Gael AndersonMrs Proctor A Anne BattDorothy J Jean BettsBirth mother P Pat BirdlingBarbara H Helen BrewMother K Kaye BuchananOccupational Therapist M Marie BullockMrs Priddle S Sarah BurdettChild G Georgina CareyMrs McPherson L Lisa CunninghamLibrary Assistant

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J Jonathan DennisPatient R Russell DuncanFather F Frank EdwardsLecturer A Anne EnglandDrama Teacher J Janice FinnNurse Lipskey J Jan FraserSocial Worker T Thelma GradmairMrs Manaia M Michael haighDr Marshall (psychiatrist) M Margaret HawkinsMrs Flowers N Nancy KrinkleMrs Jenkin J Jim MacfarlaneDoctor A Anne ManchesterNurse D Denise MaunderJulie W Wendy McFarlaneMrs Walker J Jane McKechniePat V Vivienne MorganNurse J Jean PackmanNurse J John ReidHusband M Mary Anne RobertsSister L Lewis RoweLibrarian O Olwen TaylorJanice J Jenny VaademeyerDr Rennie D Davinia WhiteCecily V Valmarie YatesLiz D Donna AkerstenReceptionist