Willy Nilly

{{other uses|Willy nilly (disambiguation)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}

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| genre = Sitcom

| creator = Mike Smith

| developer =

| writer = Ken Duncum
Mike Smith
Cal Wilson
Paul Yates

| director = Mike Smith

| creative_director =

| starring = Sean Duffy
Mark Hadlow
Katrina Hobbs
Tandi Wright
Stuart Devenie
Ellie Smith

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| country = New Zealand

| language = English

| num_series = 3

| num_episodes = 22

| list_episodes =

| executive_producer =

| producer = Judith Trye

| editor = John Gilbert

| location =

| cinematography = Phil Burchell

| camera =

| runtime = 30 mins (including adverts)

| company = Big House Film & Television

| channel = TV One

| first_aired = {{Start date|2001|09|2|df=y}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2003|12|21|df=y}}

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Willy Nilly Show was a New Zealand television series originally based on a short film by the same name. It follows the lives of two middle-aged farming brothers, Eric (Sean Duffy) and Harry (Mark Hadlow) who are catapulted into the modern world when their bossy and overprotective mother dies and Joy Full (Tandi Wright), the lovely undertaker's assistant, comes to stay.{{cite news| url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=143594 | work=The New Zealand Herald | title=TVNZ in million comedy gamble - Life & Style - NZ Herald News | date=11 July 2000}} It is set in the fictional town of Pokapoka{{cite web |url=http://filmshop.co.nz/products-page/comedy/willy-nilly-season-one/ |title=Willy Nilly Season One » Filmshop {{!}} The Resource for New Zealand Films & Documentaries |website=filmshop.co.nz |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110424160728/http://filmshop.co.nz/products-page/comedy/willy-nilly-season-one/ |archive-date=2011-04-24}} A total of 3 series were made which have all been made available on DVD at Filmshop. It was winner of Best Comedy Performance, Script and Direction - NZ TV Awards{{Cite web |url=http://filmshop.co.nz/products-page/?product_search=willy+nilly&search=Search |title=Shop |access-date=3 August 2012 |archive-date=2 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102034446/http://www.filmshop.co.nz/products-page/?product_search=willy+nilly&search=Search |url-status=dead }} In 2002, a TV Guide poll found the series to be the most popular New Zealand comedy.{{Cite journal|title=Willy Nilly, TV One, Saturday, August 24, 7pm.|journal=The Press|date=22 August 2002|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-12069927.html|accessdate=20 June 2011}}{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} The series' most prominent fan base is made up of women over the age of 60.{{Cite journal|journal=New Zealand Listener|title=It Was a Lot of Fun|author=Jane Bowron|date=25 October 2003|url=http://www.listener.co.nz/uncategorized/it-was-a-lot-of-fun/|accessdate=20 June 2011}}