Emerging (film)
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''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 * Sue Jones as Haley * Robyn Gibbes as Kathy * Alan Hopgood as Tom Birchfield * Bruce Alexander as Paul * Nico Lathouris as Andre *
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 * Alethea McGrath as Food Lady


References


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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 {{Australia-tv-film-stub