The Fire-Raiser
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In 1915 New Zealand, four children in a small town suspect a local farmer of setting fires. They try to prove he is the arsonist. The series follows their investigation and the danger close to home.
nostalgicmildly suspensefulsmall-townchild-centeredperiodunderstatedplucky
What happens
The Fire-Raiser is a 1986 New Zealand television series. It was written by Maurice Gee and directed by Peter Sharp. Set in 1915 in the small town of Jessop it featured four children who suspect a local farmer of being an arsonist. The 5 episode series was later recut as a telemovie. The telemovie was further cut down and released with the title The Undercover Gang. Dancer Jon Trimmer, who was playing the farmer Edgar Marwick, had his jaw broken during a fight scene. The jaw had to be wired shut for six weeks so the production team had work around that, using a mask and careful lighting to hid his minimal jaw movement. The Fire-Raiser was based in part on historical events and people from Nelson that were detailed in Gee's non-fiction book Nelson Central School: A History, with the fictional town of Jessop standing in for Nelson. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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