About Desperate Remedies
- Released on November 26, 1993
In a town called Hope on the edge of Britain's empire, desperations clash: the beautiful Dorothea Brook is desperate to free her pregnant sister Rose from the clutches of Fraser, a fortune hunter. A local politician, William Poyner, is desperate for cash and thinks marriage to Dorothea will save him. Dorothea hires Lawrence Hayes, a rough but handsome Argonaut, to bribe Fraser with jewels and to marry Rose; Hayes desperately loves Dorothea and may marry Rose to stay close to her. But Dorothea has a lover, the ravishing Anne Cooper, who encourages the match with Poyser to give the lovers cover. Are these remedies, each desperate in its turn, going to make anyone happy?
Full Cast of Desperate Remedies
Jennifer Ward-Lealand plays Dorothea Brook
Kevin Smith plays Lawrence Hayes
Kevin Smith, born Kevin Todd Smith on March 16, 1963, in Auckland, New Zealand, was an actor best known for his role ...
See Kevin Smith's other roles →Lisa Chappell plays Anne Cooper
Cliff Curtis plays Fraser
Clifford Vivian Devon Curtis (born 27 July 1968) is a New Zealand actor. His film credits include Once Were Warriors ...
See Cliff Curtis's other roles →Michael Hurst plays Willam Poyser
Michael Eric Hurst, ONZM (born 20 September 1957) is a New Zealand actor, director and writer, mostly on stage and te...
See Michael Hurst's other roles →Helen Steemson plays Gnits
Kiri Mills plays Rose
Bridget Armstrong plays Mary Anne
Timothy Raby plays Mr. Weedle
Geeling Ng plays Su Lim
