The second series of the local comedic drama The Pretender is set to launch on TV One this Sunday at 10.00pm.Series 1 of The Pretender screened on TV3 during the 2005 election and followed fake politician Dennis Plant (Bob McLaren) as he ran for office in the fictional electorate of Wakatipu South. It gained praise from the NZ Herald and National Radio, the latter declaring it "brilliant and funny, 100 times better than Facelift."
In Series 2, Dennis has made it to parliament. However he's quickly ousted from his party and finds himself sitting as an independent MP. But Dennis is a multi millionaire property developer and an entrepreneur, so he quickly forms a new party – Future New Zealand – and when joined by defecting Labour MP Joanne Williams (Lucy Schmidt), Plant suddenly holds the balance of power. This then sees the two major parties offering this right-wing kingmaker positions such as MP for Queenstown and MP for Men's Affairs in order to try and win him over.
Find out more about Dennis Plant MP at futurenewzealand.co.nz, and be watching TV One this Sunday at 10.00pm for the season premiere of The Pretender.
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