One of Them!

Overview

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".

Directed by Stewart Main

Top cast

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Ciaran Pennington

Jamie

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Cameron J. Watt

Lemmy

Stephen Papps

Frenchie Friggs

Ray Woolf

Mr. Stephenson

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Alannah O'Sullivan

Mrs. Stephenson

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Collette Pennington

Mrs. Caughey

Maggie Tarver

Mrs. Clairol

Celia Nicholson

Tobaccionist

Nigel Godfrey

Tramping Dad

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Elizabeth Cassidy

Tramping Mum

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Jeena Steel

Tramping Girl

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Mark Tronson

Tramping Boy

Stephen Ure

Drunk

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Luke Weston

Archie Bumstead

Dwayne Cameron

Rusty

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