Series synopsis
Miriam Margolyes Discovers New Zealand is an Australian documentary television series that premiered on ABC TV on January 12, 2025. It stars Miriam Margolyes.
Determined to seize the day, National Treasure Miriam Margolyes leaps across the ditch and dives headfirst into a new country, on a fresh journey full of surprising contradictions, new challenges, unexpected lessons and revealing stories.
Premise
Determined to seize the day, National Treasure Miriam Margolyes leaps across the ditch and dives headfirst into a new country, on a fresh journey full of surprising contradictions, new challenges, unexpected lessons and revealing stories.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Miriam Margolyes as Self - Presenter
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 2 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 2 | January 12, 2025 | January 19, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
North Island Miriam Margolyes embarks on a road trip around New Zealand’s North Island, discovering a country with a unique heritage and an obsession with rugby – a sport she 'loathes'. |
January 12, 2025 |
| 2 |
South Island Miriam Margolyes looks beyond the pristine beauty of New Zealand’s South Island to understand the challenges New Zealanders face and what they say about who they are as a nation. |
January 19, 2025 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 12, 2025 |
| Last aired | January 19, 2025 |
| Runtime | 59 minutes |
| Status | continue |