Nothing Trivial
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- Rachel Lang
- Gavin Strawhan
- Shane Cortese
- Tandi Wright
- Blair Strang
- Nicole Whippy
- Debbie Newby-Ward
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| Genre | Comedy drama |
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| Opening theme | "The Stars Came Out Once the Lights Went Out" by The Veils |
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| Country of origin | New Zealand |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 39 |
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| Running time | 42 minutes |
| Production company | South Pacific Pictures |
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| Network | TV One |
| Release | 20 July 2011 – 3 August 2014 |
Nothing Trivial is a New Zealand comedy-drama television series, produced by South Pacific Pictures. The series is created by the duo of Gavin Strawhan and the co-creator of Outrageous Fortune, Rachel Lang. The pair, who also created the shows Go Girls and This Is Not My Life, both write and executive produce the show.
The series is set around five characters who meet at a pub quiz. All share the characteristic of being unlucky in love.[1]
The series began airing on TV One in July 2011 and the first episode had the highest number of viewers of any locally made drama debut since 2000.[2]
Primary
Cortese said that the cast were already friends before filming started.[3]
- Shane Cortese plays Mac Delany; an advertising guy with a heart of gold who specializes in general knowledge.
- Tandi Wright plays Catherine Duvall; an attractive, intelligent and acerbic doctor who specializes in medicine, science, and anything about France.
- Blair Strang plays Brian King; a plumber and serial womanizer who specializes in sports, eighties music and geography.
- Nicole Whippy plays Michelle Hardcastle; a franchise owner and vengeful recently divorced wife who specializes in celebrity gossip.
- Debbie Newby-Ward plays Emma Wedgewood; a teacher and eternal optimist who does good sympathy and specializes in food and animals.
Secondary
- Will Hall plays Cory; The antagonistic leader of the opposition pub team
- Katherine Kennard plays Jo Delany; Mac's vindictive ex-wife and mother of his children
- Barnie Duncan plays Scotty; Michelle's philandering ex-husband
- Aaron Ward as the Quiz Master; The man who runs the quiz
- Manon Blackman plays Celeste Duvall; Catherine's teenage daughter
- Elizabeth Hawthorne plays Anne; Catherine's mother
- Tim Balme plays Jules; Celeste's father
- Simon Mead plays Noah Delany; Mac & Jo's elder son
- Dylan Holmes plays Frank Delany; Mac & Jo's younger son
- Jason Hoyte plays Smudge; Mac's business partner, real name Malcolm.
- Mark Mitchinson plays David Manning. Michelle's therapist in season 3.
Production
In November 2010 it was confirmed that the creators of Go Girls had created a new show and it may be airing on TV One.[4] In December 2010 funding was approved for the show and NZ on Air representatives were said to be excited.[5] 6.9 million was given to the show for a 13 episode run.[6] In March 2011 it was confirmed the show will air later in the year and was described as; "a light-hearted and comedic drama based around five friends with two things in common: a pub quiz and the fact that each of them is unlucky or unhappy in love." Blair Strang, Shane Cortese, Tandi Wright, Nicole Whippy and Debbie Newby-Ward were announced to be in the cast.[7] The show made its debut in July 2011. On 10 October 2011 it was announced that funding had been given for a second season.[8] On 13 March 2014, New Zealand on Air confirmed that they will help fund a two-hour telemovie to give fans closure.[9]