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Desperate Remedies

Colonial romancing and complicating...

5.3

1993•1h 33m

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?

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Cast

Photo of Jennifer Ward-Lealand

Jennifer Ward-Lealand

Dorothea Brook

Photo of Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith

Lawrence Hayes

Photo of Lisa Chappell

Lisa Chappell

Anne Cooper

Photo of Cliff Curtis

Cliff Curtis

Fraser

Photo of Michael Hurst

Michael Hurst

Willam Poyser

Photo of Helen Steemson

Helen Steemson

Gnits

Photo of Bridget Armstrong

Bridget Armstrong

Mary Anne

Photo of Timothy Raby

Timothy Raby

Mr. Weedle

Photo of Geeling Ng

Geeling Ng

Su Lim

Photo of Maya Dalziel

Maya Dalziel

Chorus #4

Photo of Bruce Hopkins

Bruce Hopkins

Chorus #8

Photo of Ian Hughes

Ian Hughes

Chorus #8

Photo of Murray Keane

Murray Keane

Chorus #10

Photo of Andrew Kovacevich

Andrew Kovacevich

Chorus #12

Photo of Buzz Moller

Buzz Moller

Chorus #14

Photo of Matthew Sunderland

Matthew Sunderland

Chorus #15

Photo of Peter Tait

Peter Tait

Chorus #16

Photo of Gordon Toi Hatfield

Gordon Toi Hatfield

Maori Warrior

Photo of Martyn Sanderson

Martyn Sanderson

Maori Warrior

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