Old Man March is Dead

Old Man March is Dead is a 1976 British television play done as part of the "Commonwealth Season" for Centre Play. It represented New Zealand and was from the New Zealand author Bruce Stewart.
The Australian entry was Sweeping Plains.

Premise

An old war veteran prepares to die.

Cast

Ed Devereaux as March
James Laurenson as Bert
Maryann Turner as Ellen
Paul Haley as Dr. Chisholm
Terence Bayler as Major Woods
Hugh Berghan as Tane
James McLean as Stephen

Reception

The Daily Telegraph compalined "this was a stiff, posed family portrait with each member of the family household representing an attitude rather than a character and the drama as a whole had no strong New Zealand flavour."