Trespasses

In 'Sequence' (Oct. 1983) Patrick McGoohan had praise for New Zealand film-making after completing his lead role in Trespasses. He said: "Making a film in New Zealand turned out to be one of the happiest and most rewarding experiences of my professional life. The quality of craftsmanship was a pleasure to be associated with. Trespasses is a film in which I have the highest possible expectations. When I first read the script, I was attracted to the idea of conflict between generations. Her (the daughter's) need to break away from a puritanical upbringing - his (the father's) need to keep her love and respect. The challenge of playing the father, the kind of complex character I'd never had the opportunity to show on screen before, was too much to resist."

Spin-off from Mortimer's Patch (1980)