The critically acclaimed New Zealand TV show After The Party, co-created by actor Robyn Malcolm, has been nominated for a British Bafta TV award.
The show, written by Dianne Taylor and filmed on location in Wellington, has been nominated for the best international series award.
The show follows Malcolm’s character, Penny, who accuses her husband, Phil, of a sex crime against her daughter’s teenage friend. Nobody believes her, and five years later, Phil returns from Scotland and moves in with Penny’s daughter and grandchild.
The show found success in the UK after it was released by Channel 4.
You can watch After The Party for free on TVNZ+
In a post to Instagram, Malcolm reacted to the nomination, saying: “Just to get in this category is utterly crazy, mindblowing and just plain joyous.
“Am wandering about Liverpool in a daze thinking about all our ATP crew who worked like maniacs, rain wind and shine over those weeks back in Te Whanganui a Tara Aotearoa (Wellington New Zealand) . Lads this is a testament to all our work together. I’m f’ing proud of all of us.
“We are in a seriously classy category with seriously classy competition.”
Following its New Zealand release on TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+, the series swept the New Zealand Television Awards, taking home nine awards.
It won NZ On Air Best Drama, Best Script: Drama, Best Editing: Drama and Comedy, and Best Actor and Actress wins for Peter Mullan and Robyn Malcolm.
The show currently sits at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes and 7.6/10 on IMDB.
FX’s Shōgun, which stars New Zealand-born actor Anna Sawai, was also nominated in the same category.
