''Emerging'' is a 1985 Australian
TV movie
A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie, telefilm, telemovie or TV film/movie, is a film with a running time similar to a feature film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a terrest ...
about a
paraplegic
Paraplegia, or paraparesis, is an impairment in motor or sensory function of the lower extremities. The word comes from Ionic Greek ()
"half-stricken". It is usually caused by spinal cord injury or a congenital condition that affects the neura ...
.
[Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p51]
Synopsis
A man encounters a huge life setback, when a motorcycle accident leaves him paralysed. With the help of a hospital spinal unit and the company of a visiting actress, his future starts to looks more positive.
Cast
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Shane Connor
Shane Connor (born 3 April 1959) also billed/credited as Shane Feeney-Connor, is an Australian actor, who has had extensive experience in stage, television and film productions, both locally and internationally in the United Kingdom and United St ...
as McNair
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Sue Jones as Haley
* Robyn Gibbes as Kathy
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Alan Hopgood as Tom Birchfield
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Bruce Alexander as Paul
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Nico Lathouris as Andre
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Monica Maughan
Monica Cresswell Maughan (née Wood, 15 September 1933 – 8 January 2010) was an Australian actor with roles in theatre, radio, television, film and ballet over a career spanning 52 years.
Early life and education
She was born Monica Cresswel ...
as Mrs McNair
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Alethea McGrath as Food Lady
References
External links
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''Emerging''at ABC
1985 television films
1985 films
Australian drama television films
Films about people with paraplegia or tetraplegia
1985 drama films
Films directed by Kathy Mueller
1980s English-language films
English-language drama films
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