Exploring modern life’s questions.
One spectacular accident sets the lives of eight very different 20-somethings— one of them dead — on a collision course.
The Insiders Guide to Happiness looks at life, love and above all, the every-day pursuit of happiness. This quirky, contemporary tv drama sees city-life meet the after-life in an intoxicating mixture of black humour and realism.
It explores concepts as diverse as chaos theory and reincarnation through the eyes of ordinary characters drawn together by fate. Each of the 13 episodes relates to a chapter from the fictional book of the same name, which poses questions on how best to achieve ‘happiness’.
Cast: Madeleine Sami (Top of the Lake, The Breaker Upperers), Will Hall (Westside, Shortland Street), Fraser Brown (Harry, The Pretender) , Ben Barrington (The Almighty Johnsons, Top of the Lake)
Directors: Yvonne Mackay, Mark Beesley, Jonathan Brough, Brendan Donovan
2005 New Zealand Screen Awards
Winner, Best Drama Series
Winner, Best Script - Single Episode of a Drama Series or Serial
Winner, Achievement in Directing - Drama/Comedy Programme
Winner, Achievement in Original Music
Winner, Best Performance by a Supporting Actress
Winner, Best Performance by an Actor
Winner, Best Performance by a Supporting Actor
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