Step Dave


Step Dave is a New Zealand farcical comedy-drama television series written by Kate McDermott. It began airing its first series in New Zealand on 11 February 2014. It was renewed for a second series, which began airing on 1 September 2015. Jono Kenyon announced the show would not be returning for a third series.

Premise

Dave Robinson, a 24-year-old New Zealand bartender, falls in love with Cara Gray, a 39-year-old day spa co-owner with three children.

Cast and characters

Main cast

  • Sia Trokenheim as Cara Gray
  • Jono Kenyon as Dave Robinson
  • Rawiri Jobe as Aaron "Azza", Dave's flatmate
  • Tania Nolan as Julia Deering, Cara's sister
  • Aidee Walker as Jenny "Jen", Cara's best friend and business partner

    Guest cast

  • Jaime McDermott as Whitney
  • Nic Sampson as Hamish
  • Lucinda Hare as Kat
  • Andrea Kelland as Lucy
  • Jacob Tomuri as Nathan
  • Willa O'Neill as Anne-Marie
  • Ascia Maybury as Bianca-Faye
  • Jason Hood as Steven
  • Josh Thomson as Sal
  • Jamaica Vaughan as Rose Russell
  • Joy Buckle as Pip
  • Robert Jozinović as Ryan

    Secondary cast

  • William Wallace as Phillip Deering, Julia's husband
  • Lisa Harrow as Marion Gray, Cara's ex-mother-in-law
  • Maya Wyatt as Scarlett Gray, Cara's 16-year-old daughter
  • Lily Powell as Jasmine Gray, Cara's 13-year-old daughter
  • George Beca as Logan Gray, Cara's 8-year-old son
  • J.J. Fong as Betty
  • Tainui Tukiwaho as Hugo, Dave's boss

    Recurring cast

  • Arlo Gibson as Liam Hamilton
  • Richard Lambeth as Dylan
  • Peter Muller as Michael
  • Kimberley Crossman as Stacey, Dave's ex-girlfriend
  • Nathalie Boltt as Natalie Robinson, Dave's mother
  • Francis Mountjoy as Alec
  • Millen Baird as Stewart "Stewie" Gray, Cara's ex-husband
  • Amanda Tito as Georgia
  • Delaney Tabron as Xandra, Hugo's friend
  • Aaron Jeffery as Warren Robinson, Dave's father
  • Shane Cortese as Eugene Russell

    Series overview

Series 1 (2014)

Series 2 (2015)

On 31 July 2014, the show was renewed for a second series of 13 episodes.

International broadcast

  • Australia – Step Dave began airing on GEM from 7 January 2015, however it was pulled from the channel after just one episode. It has since been airing on channel 9 at 2.00am on Fridays since 2016.

    Adaptation

Malaysian Mandarin version

Malaysia pay TV provider Astro has officially confirmed to adapt the series in Malaysian Mandarin following their partnership with All3Media, owner of the series production house South Pacific Pictures. The series will set to be premiered on June 2025.

U.S. version

It was announced it is going to get a remake which has been put into development by NBC, which Sean Hayes will be among the executive producers, alongside South Pacific Pictures' Kelly Martin and Chris Bailey. The American version will be written by Emily Cutler, who has previously worked on The [Odd Couple (2015 TV series)|The Odd Couple] and Community.

DVD release