One of Those People that Live in the World
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Writer/director Paul Maunder's second drama after his award-winning Going Up North for a While is a portrait of a woman's mental health crisis. In part one Julie (Denise Maunder) is haunted by her birth mother's breakdown. Her inner monologue narrates events; Julie hopes marriage and a job will "cure" her, and falls pregnant. After a traumatic delivery, she suffers an acute episode and is admitted into care. Part two takes place in a psychiatric hospital where drugs, electroconvulsive therapy and art therapy were standard treatments at the time. Maunder undertook research at Auckland's Kingseat psychiatric hospital.
Cast
![Lisa Aitken](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Lisa Aitken
Child
![Donna Akersten](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Donna Akersten
Receptionist
![John Anderson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
John Anderson
Lewis
![Gael Anderson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Gael Anderson
Mrs Proctor
![Anne Batt](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Anne Batt
Dorothy
![Jean Betts](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jean Betts
Birth mother
![Pat Birdling](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Pat Birdling
Barbara
![Helen Brew](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Helen Brew
Mother
![Kaye Buchanan](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Kaye Buchanan
Occupational Therapist
![Marie Bullock](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Marie Bullock
Mrs Priddle
![Sarah Burdett](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Sarah Burdett
Child
![Georgina Carey](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Georgina Carey
Mrs McPherson
![Lisa Cunningham](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Lisa Cunningham
Library Assistant
![Jonathan Dennis](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jonathan Dennis
Patient
![Russell Duncan](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Russell Duncan
Father
![Frank Edwards](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Frank Edwards
Lecturer
![Anne England](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Anne England
Drama Teacher
![Janice Finn](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Janice Finn
Nurse Lipskey
![Jan Fraser](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jan Fraser
Social Worker
![Thelma Gradmair](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Thelma Gradmair
Mrs Manaia
![Michael haigh](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Michael haigh
Dr Marshall (psychiatrist)
![Margaret Hawkins](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Margaret Hawkins
Mrs Flowers
![Nancy Krinkle](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Nancy Krinkle
Mrs Jenkin
![Jim Macfarlane](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jim Macfarlane
Doctor
![Anne Manchester](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Anne Manchester
Nurse
![Denise Maunder](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Denise Maunder
Julie
![Wendy McFarlane](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Wendy McFarlane
Mrs Walker
![Jane McKechnie](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jane McKechnie
Pat
![Vivienne Morgan](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Vivienne Morgan
Nurse
![Jean Packman](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jean Packman
Nurse
![John Reid](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
John Reid
Husband
![Mary Anne Roberts](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Mary Anne Roberts
Sister
![Lewis Rowe](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Lewis Rowe
Librarian
![Olwen Taylor](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Olwen Taylor
Janice
![Jenny Vaademeyer](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jenny Vaademeyer
Dr Rennie
![Davinia White](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Davinia White
Cecily
![Valmarie Yates](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)