New TV series flirts with what's 'unacceptable' for middle-aged women

Frustrated by the lack of decent roles for middle-aged women, actor Robyn Malcolm and veteran screenwriter Dianne Taylor decided to do something about it. The pair put their heads together to create After the Party a six-part drama series set in Wellington which premieres on TVNZ at the end of the month. Its main character, played by Malcolm, is a woman in her 50s whose world implodes when she accuses her husband of a sex crime and nobody believes her. After the Party will premiere on TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+, October 29 at 8.30pm.