The Man Who Lost His Head


The Man Who Lost His Head is a 2-hour comedy drama written by Mark Wallington and starring Martin Clunes about the theme of cultural repatriation. It was a joint production of TVNZ in New Zealand and ITV in the United Kingdom.

Broadcast

The film was first broadcast on Sunday 26 August 2007 at 9 pm on ITV1 in Britain and 8:30 pm on TV ONE in New Zealand.

Production

The film was shot entirely on location in New Zealand. The action took place in the fictional town of Otakataka but was in fact mostly filmed on the West Coast of the North Island, around Huia and Bethells Beach.