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The Luminaries

Adventure mystery set in the midst of New Zealand's 1860's gold rush period. It has all the stuff that makes a good drama: murder, love and revenge, as men and women travel the world making their fortunes.

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N/A

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Genre

adventure, drama, mystery

Production

Working Title Television,Southern Light Films

Awards

4 wins & 1 nomination total

Homepage

https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/the-luminaries

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LYDIA: If two people were to be
born at the exact same instant - The Luminaries

LYDIA: If two people were to be born at the exact same insta...

LYDIA: If two people were to be
born at the exact same instant - The Luminaries

LYDIA: If two people were to be born at the exact same insta...

If two people were to be born
at the exact same instant - The Luminaries

If two people were to be born at the exact same instant

If two people were to be born at the exact same instant - The Luminaries

If two people were to be born at the exact same instant

It's a contract of sponsorship.
Whatever you make, - The Luminaries

It's a contract of sponsorship. Whatever you make,

I shall cast your natal chart -
find out what makes you tick. - The Luminaries

I shall cast your natal chart - find out what makes you tick...

CROSBIE: That wasn't gold.
She switched it out! - The Luminaries

CROSBIE: That wasn't gold. She switched it out!

In the cabin of the Godspeed
tomorrow night at 10 o'clock. - The Luminaries

In the cabin of the Godspeed tomorrow night at 10 o'clo...

I went for a swim. Why, I must
have left it on the beach. - The Luminaries

I went for a swim. Why, I must have left it on the beach.

CROSBIE: You're the man with the
scar - try leaving that behind. - The Luminaries

CROSBIE: You're the man with the scar - try leaving tha...

Francis Carver.
(SPEAKS CANTONESE) - The Luminaries

Francis Carver. (SPEAKS CANTONESE)

MANNERING: The pink one is
for when you're working. - The Luminaries

MANNERING: The pink one is for when you're working.

It's the name of a claim. The man who owns it - The Luminaries

It's the name of a claim. The man who owns it

MAN, ECHOES: I'd stake my life
on a blessing, not a curse. - The Luminaries

MAN, ECHOES: I'd stake my life on a blessing, not a cur...

That is my husband, - The Luminaries

That is my husband,

And the theme is the
British navy on the open sea. - The Luminaries

And the theme is the British navy on the open sea.

Captions were made with
the support of NZ on Air. - The Luminaries

Captions were made with the support of NZ on Air.

(MAN MUTTERS INDISTINCTLY,
ECHOES) - The Luminaries

(MAN MUTTERS INDISTINCTLY, ECHOES)

MAN, ECHOES: Miss Wetherell,
everything that's happened... - The Luminaries

MAN, ECHOES: Miss Wetherell, everything that's happened...

- MEN: Heave! Heave!
- (TIMBER CREAKS) - The Luminaries

- MEN: Heave! Heave! - (TIMBER CREAKS)

- So good to see you. - The Luminaries

- So good to see you.

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACH, DOOR OPENS) - The Luminaries

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACH, DOOR OPENS)

(HORSE GRUNTS, SNORTS) - The Luminaries

(HORSE GRUNTS, SNORTS)

(THUD!) - The Luminaries

Captions were made with the
support of NZ On Air. - The Luminaries

Captions were made with the support of NZ On Air.

I was on a riverbank,
and I stepped on my spade, - The Luminaries

I was on a riverbank, and I stepped on my spade,

Anna, for Christ's sake, put the gun away. - The Luminaries

Anna, for Christ's sake, put the gun away.

(BUSHES RUSTLE) - The Luminaries

(BUSHES RUSTLE)

(DOOR CREAKS) - The Luminaries

- Hm. Friend of Lydia's.
- I'm her apprentice. - The Luminaries

- Hm. Friend of Lydia's. - I'm her apprentice.

But I get so used to the house
when he's away, you see? - The Luminaries

But I get so used to the house when he's away, you see?

He's like a little boy sometimes -
his appetites. - The Luminaries

He's like a little boy sometimes - his appetites.

Alistair Lauderback made some
very serious allegations - The Luminaries

Alistair Lauderback made some very serious allegations

I shall be Aphrodite,
born of heaven and the sea. - The Luminaries

I shall be Aphrodite, born of heaven and the sea.

It was between
Crosbie and Alistair - - The Luminaries

It was between Crosbie and Alistair -

Not now, not in court, - The Luminaries

Not now, not in court,

I said, 'What's the jackpot,
Miss Greenway?' - The Luminaries

I said, 'What's the jackpot, Miss Greenway?'

'Tonight, Mr Wells, - The Luminaries

'Tonight, Mr Wells,

- What's this?
- Evidence of forgery, - The Luminaries

- What's this? - Evidence of forgery,

'is me.' - The Luminaries

(BIRDS TWITTER,
SHIP'S HORN BLASTS) - The Luminaries

(BIRDS TWITTER, SHIP'S HORN BLASTS)

- MANNERING: Brava!
- (CHEERING) - The Luminaries

- MANNERING: Brava! - (CHEERING)

(SHIP'S HORN BLASTS) - The Luminaries

(SHIP'S HORN BLASTS)

It's what she said to everyone,
any time she was hard up. - The Luminaries

It's what she said to everyone, any time she was hard u...

You've been charged with murder,
Miss Wetherell. - The Luminaries

You've been charged with murder, Miss Wetherell.

(DOOR CREAKS, BANGS) - The Luminaries

(DOOR CREAKS, BANGS)

However hard you spin it, - The Luminaries

However hard you spin it,

(SEABIRDS CRY) - The Luminaries

You killed them both.
First Wells, and then Staines. - The Luminaries

You killed them both. First Wells, and then Staines.

- Number two!
- (CHEERING) - The Luminaries

- Number two! - (CHEERING)

Except that night - the first
and only time it ever happened - - The Luminaries

Except that night - the first and only time it ever happened...

It's been three months, Anna. Time to get on. - The Luminaries

It's been three months, Anna. Time to get on.

You think we do not talk?
The whole town knows about it. - The Luminaries

You think we do not talk? The whole town knows about it.

(CHUCKLING,
INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS) - The Luminaries

(CHUCKLING, INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)

First you say you killed him;
now you say he is alive. - The Luminaries

First you say you killed him; now you say he is alive.

I'm a rich man, Miss Wetherell,
and I plan on getting richer. - The Luminaries

I'm a rich man, Miss Wetherell, and I plan on getting r...

First you sign his name;
now you say there is no forgery. - The Luminaries

First you sign his name; now you say there is no forgery.

We could make a lot of money
together, you and me. - The Luminaries

We could make a lot of money together, you and me.

(BAND PLAY SULTRY MUSIC) - The Luminaries

(BAND PLAY SULTRY MUSIC)

Do you know, something
utterly extraordinary - The Luminaries

Do you know, something utterly extraordinary

It has occurred just once
before in our lifetimes. - The Luminaries

It has occurred just once before in our lifetimes.

The moon will be full just
before the 1st of February - The Luminaries

The moon will be full just before the 1st of February

So he's gonna make his voyage overland, not by sea. - The Luminaries

So he's gonna make his voyage overland, not by sea.

I'm going to host a seance to
make contact with Emery Staines. - The Luminaries

I'm going to host a seance to make contact with Emery S...

His route is gonna take him right down the Arahura River... - The Luminaries

His route is gonna take him right down the Arahura River...

Crosbie can't find out about the Godspeed, Francis. - The Luminaries

Crosbie can't find out about the Godspeed, Francis.

We can't risk them meeting face to face. We'll lose everything. - The Luminaries

We can't risk them meeting face to face. We'll...

I'm going to put myself into
a trance, speak in his voice - The Luminaries

I'm going to put myself into a trance, speak in his voi...

Incredible good luck, - The Luminaries

Incredible good luck,

If they realize what we've done, - The Luminaries

If they realize what we've done,

Francis, - The Luminaries

If you killed an albatross, well,... - The Luminaries

If you killed an albatross, well,...

He madea strike, Francis!
He's rich. - The Luminaries

He madea strike, Francis! He's rich.

The wind would drop, the sun
would burn hotter and hotter, - The Luminaries

The wind would drop, the sun would burn hotter and hotter,

They'd play dice right here
on the deck, - The Luminaries

They'd play dice right here on the deck,

I miss him...the man I fell for, - The Luminaries

I miss him...the man I fell for,

I've never seen so much money.
This changes everything. - The Luminaries

I've never seen so much money. This changes everything.

One false step, and it's not
that girl on the gallows. - The Luminaries

One false step, and it's not that girl on the gallows.

(SIGHS) - The Luminaries

I had the same premonition, - The Luminaries

I had the same premonition,

- We have a winner, boys!
- (LAUGHTER) - The Luminaries

- We have a winner, boys! - (LAUGHTER)

It wasn't at all what I expected. - The Luminaries

It wasn't at all what I expected.

I always imagined
once we were out at sea - The Luminaries

I always imagined once we were out at sea

Everything you lost
when you went to prison, - The Luminaries

Everything you lost when you went to prison,

You're not a convict, Francis, - The Luminaries

You're not a convict, Francis,

Well, I've gotta hand it to you,
Mrs Wells. You've got brass. - The Luminaries

Well, I've gotta hand it to you, Mrs Wells. You've...

We don't wish to take up
too much of your valuable time, - The Luminaries

We don't wish to take up too much of your valuable time...

(THUD!) - The Luminaries

Ye― Well, yes, but we hardly
know anything about each other. - The Luminaries

Ye― Well, yes, but we hardly know anything about each other....

- She's too valuable.
- No, she'll get in the way. - The Luminaries

- She's too valuable. - No, she'll get in the way.

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★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Adventure mystery set in the midst of New Zealand's 1860's gold rush period. It has all the stuff that makes a good drama: murder, love and revenge, as men and women travel the world making their fortunes.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: N/A

Writer: N/A

Production: Working Title Television,Southern Light Films

Genre: adventure, drama, mystery

Year: 2020

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.4

BoxOffice:

Released: 14 Feb 2021

Awards: 4 wins & 1 nomination total

Homepage: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/the-luminaries