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THE HONOURABLE WALLY NORMAN
The MUA Sydney Branch has 50 double passes to a THE HONOURABLE WALLY NORMAN Directed by Starring PLOT SYNOPSIS You know how sometimes meatworkers accidentally get nominated for federal parliament? Well it's about to happen again... WALLY NORMAN (Kevin Harrington) is a poor country meatworker with a loving family. He has a healthy distrust of politicians, a morbid fear of public speaking, and a pet goat named 'Aussie Carmen'. Unfortunately, Wally's home town is also the must-win Seat that will decide the upcoming federal election. The Australian People's Party plans to unseat crooked local member KEN OATS (Shaun Micallef), by bringing back legendary WILLY NORMAN (Alan Cassell), a one-time local member and prime ministerial hopeful. But WILLY is now a hopeless drunk. And come nomination night, he accidentally nominates Wally instead of himself. What's worse, the rules say the nomination can't be changed. So, with the backing of the befuddled party CHAIRMAN (H.G. Nelson), WALLY is offered the chance to run for parliament, never told the real reason why. The sudden closure of the local meatworks, and the theft of his and his mates' entitlements, apparently with KEN OATS' knowledge, convinces WALLY to accept. But WILLY and KEN OATS have conspired to destroy WALLY. And so WALLY's campaign is a total disaster. Journalists including RICHARD NICHOLLS (Bryan Dawe) seem to delight in the screwups. Only wife DOLLY (Roz Hammond) keeps WALLY in the race. Finally, just days before the election, with a little help from his hungry pet goat, WALLY is forced to speak a few heartfelt words of his own about the crisis in the Bush. The electrifying public response hurtles WALLY back into contention. Everything comes down to the election eve debate, where WILLY and KEN have some nasty surprises in store. But WALLY may just be planning a few surprises of his own. After all, every underdog has his day...
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