A 10-part comedy series about the relationship between an ambitious hotel manager and a flirtatious sexologist.
Cast:
Mike Preston - Kerry Smith
Geoffrey Matsers - Andrew Clarke
Dr Isabell Bud - Deborah Kennedy
Dr Edward Clarke - Bevan Wilson
Stuart Ball - Derek Payne
Dawn Draper - Lucy Sheehan
Series Creator - Janice Finn
Writer - Judy Callingham
Producer - Tony Holden
1) 20/06/1991
After living with Geoff for two years, Mike decides it is time for marriage. Then she discovers Geoff's relationships with his patients have not always been on a strictly professional level.
2) 27/6/1991
sleeping on the sofa at his practice has given Geoff back problems. He and Mike decide they want to get back together, but the reconciliation does not run smoothly.
3) 04/07/1991
Mike decides to concentrate on advancing her career now she is single, Feeling sick during a lunch meeting seems to be only a minor setback to her ambition.
4) 11/7/1991
Mike is determined to stop her boss learning that she is pregnant. She makes major plans for her life which do not include Geoff.
5) 18/7/1991
Rejected by Mike, Geoff turns elsewhere for comfort and discovers the gorgeous Phoebe Carruthers. Mike is less than impressed.
6) 25/07/1991
Geoff discovers Phoebe has too much stamina for him. Mike is offered a hotel to manage but her doctor warns her to be careful.
7) 08/08/1991
Mike's reaction to birth and babies is surprising. Even Ted shows sign of losing his cynical side as the dramatic events in Mike's life confront him.
8) 15/8/1991
Mike and Geoff must reassess things with the arrival of their child. Mike finds being a working mother has drawbacks.
9) 22/8/1991
Mike's granny arrives to stay so Geoff is banished to his office, where he finds temptation in the form of a persuasive new client.
10) 29/8/1991
The wedding day arrives and the vicar is more nervous than anyone, marriage seems certain but even the best laid plans can to astray
New NZ series poignant comedy
Press, 20 June 1991,
A new New Zealand romantic comedy series starring Kerry Smith and Australian actor Andrew Clarke begins tonight at 9.30 on One. "For the Love of Mike" centres on the stormy relationship between Mike "Olive" Preston, assistant manager of an Auckland hotel (Smith) and Geoff Masters, a psychologist/ sexologist (Clarke). Mike and Geoff love each other, but the relationship falls apart when Mike discovers Geoff's fascination for his clients extends further than the counselling couch. "It's a modern romantic comedy about a male and female whom the audience really wants to see together, but they keep getting separated by ... their own making," says producer Tony Holden. The story was devised by Janice Finn, creator of "Gloss", and written by Judy Callingham.
Mike was written and shaped with Kerry in mind, although all three women involved have had similar experiences to Mike," says Holden. Although billed as a comedy, "For The Love Of Mike" is not intended to have viewers rolling round the floor, he says. When Kerry Smith first read the script, she loved it. "There's something in it for everyone. It has humour, it's quite poignant and fun too." And although there are similarities between herself and her character, she - says Mike is a lot softer than she is.
"It was quite hard for me where my relationship was concerned. I had to keep remembering that Mike is a character very much in love with Geoff and that is why she accepts his digressions." Smith also sings the series' theme song. Andrew Clarke's (Geoff) credits include a Logie Award, and roles in "Anzacs", "Sons and Daughters", "Mission Impossible", and the film, "The Saint in Manhattan".
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