Desperate Remedies
“Colonial romancing and complicating...”
Overview
In a town called Hope on the edge of Britain's empire, desperations clash: the beautiful Dorothea Brook is desperate to free her pregnant sister Rose from the clutches of Fraser, a fortune hunter. A local politician, William Poyner, is desperate for cash and thinks marriage to Dorothea will save him. Dorothea hires Lawrence Hayes, a rough but handsome Argonaut, to bribe Fraser with jewels and to marry Rose; Hayes desperately loves Dorothea and may marry Rose to stay close to her. But Dorothea has a lover, the ravishing Anne Cooper, who encourages the match with Poyser to give the lovers cover. Are these remedies, each desperate in its turn, going to make anyone happy?
Top-billed cast
- JJohnny Bond
- MMatthew Sunderland
- DDominico Mosca
- PPete Mason
- JJacki Sims
- PPeter Tait
- IIrene Malone
- BBuzz Moller
- RRua Acorn
- TTony Gallagher
Crew
- Directors
- Peter Wells, Stewart Main
- Writers
- Peter Wells, Stewart Main
- Producer
- James Wallace
- Production
- James Wallace Productions, New Zealand Film Commission, NZ on Air, Avalon/NFU Studios
Frequently asked questions
What is Desperate Remedies rated?
Desperate Remedies has an audience rating of 5.3 out of 10 from 11 votes.
Who directed Desperate Remedies?
Desperate Remedies was directed by Peter Wells, Stewart Main.
When was Desperate Remedies released?
Desperate Remedies was released in 1993.
