Hounds (2012)

Country

New Zealand

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How it feels

A self-centered lawyer inherits half a house, a racing greyhound, and custody of a half-sister he never knew after his father dies. He must adjust to his unusual new family and the low-rent world of greyhound racing.

comediclightheartedheartfeltquirkyoffbeatwarmwhimsicalfast-paced

What happens

Hounds is a New Zealand television comedy series, written, produced and directed by The Down Low Concept. Set in Auckland, New Zealand it centres on a self-centred lawyer, Will Carrington (Toby Sharpe), and the unusual family unit he is thrust into following the death of his father David, (Roy Billing). Will inherits half a stately house, half a racing greyhound with its live in trainer, Marty (Mick Innes), and guardianship of his estranged half-sister Lily (Susana Tang). The series follows Will's transition from a soulless city slicker as he deals with his new family that he has never met, and the low rent surroundings of the Greyhound community. Backed with a strong supporting cast of comic actors, including Will's best friend, the arrogant and self-serving Lance (Josh Thomson) and shallow ditsy girlfriend Amber (Catherine Waller), Hounds also featured well known comics Guy Williams and Rhys Mathewson in minor roles, and veteran New Zealand actors Derek Payne, Steven Ure and David Weatherley The series is one of New Zealand's most critically acclaimed comedies ever produced. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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