Who Killed Lucy the Poodle

An incomplete guide to the weird TV genius of Orlando Stewart

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From 2005’s Wayne Anderson: Singer of Songs to new Tom Sainsbury comedy Sextortion, via a dead peacock, a trio of escaped circus lions and a sentimental wrist wallet: Calum Henderson pays tribute to the unique oeuvre of television creator Orlando Stewart. Orlando Stewart has never made a hit TV show. What he has done, dating … Read more

Review: Who Killed Lucy The Poodle? is a classic New Zealand gothic yarn

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A lion escapes from the zoo and kills a Rotorua poodle. Weird story, but how did it actually happen? Jean Sergent watches Who Killed Lucy The Poodle?, a TVNZ documentary that attempts to get to the bottom of the legendary affair. For some reason, this story makes perfect sense to me. The premise of Who … Read more