Penny’s world implodes when she accuses her husband Phil of a sex crime against her daughter’s teenage friend and nobody believes her. Five years later, he returns from Scotland and moves in with Penny’s daughter Grace and grandchild. Grace begs her to put the past behind them, but when Phil takes up a teaching position Penny is again compelled to prove his guilt. An increasingly alienated Penny is forced to choose what’s more important – the truth or her relationship with her daughter.
After The Party
Séries Mania 2024
International Panorama
International premiere
Drama - Family | New Zealand, Australia | 2023
Screened episode(s) : 1 & 2
Format : 6 x 45min
Our take
In this first ever entry from New Zealand, After the Party centres on Penny, a mother and high-school science teacher, consumed by a distressing conflict with her ex-husband. The couple, played by an incredible pair – Robyn Malcolm and Peter Mullan – deliver a remarkable story about the weight of accusation and truth.
- Created By Dianne TAYLOR, Robyn MALCOLM
- Written By Dianne TAYLOR, Sam SHORE, Martha HARDY-WARD, Emily PERKINS
- Directed By Peter SALMON
- Music Caitlin YEO
- With Robyn MALCOLM, Peter MULLAN, Tara CANTON, Ian BLACKBURN, Elz CARRAD, Dean O’GORMAN, Ziggy O’REILLY, Mia BLAKE, Catherine WILKIN, Tanea HEKE
- Production LINGO PICTURES, Luminous Beast
- Broadcaster TVNZ, ABC
- International sales ITV Studios
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