After The Party is a tense drama full of accusations and high emotions. Set in Wellington, New Zealand, the series follows a woman who lost everything when she accused her husband of a sex crime against her daughter’s teenage friend, and no one believed her.
It features Black Bird star Robyn Malcolm as Penny Wilding, an outspoken science teacher, basketball coach and environmental campaigner. Lord of the Rings star Peter Mullan plays Penny’s accused ex-husband who returns to town leaving Penny to decide what’s more important, the truth or rebuilding her relationship with those around her.
Here’s everything you need to know about After The Party…
After The Party release date
After The Party starts in the UK on Channel 4 from Wednesday November 20 2024 at 9pm and it's a six-part series. The drama was available to stream in New Zealand on TVNZ from October 29, 2023 and in Australia on ABC TV from Sunday April 28 2024 at 8.30pm.
After The Party plot
Penny Wilding tells it like it is, whether that’s lecturing teenage boys on how porn will ruin their sex lives or waging a graffiti war on fishing boats. But her attitude means she has few friends in the coastal town near Wellington, New Zealand. Five years ago, however, Penny’s life was turned upside down when she accused her husband Phil of a sex crime and nobody believed her. When Phil returns, Penny’s daughter pleads with her to forget the accusations and move on. But can she really let such injustice go unpunished?
After The Party cast — Robyn Malcolm on playing Penny Wilding
Robyn Malcolm plays brutally honest teacher, mother and grandmother Penny Wilding.
Robyn says: "Penny did something based on what she believed, and it caused great damage and ruined a number of lives including her daughter’s. Now, she feels she has to double down and be right, but righteous people can be dangerous and Penny is deeply fallible.
"It’s a simple story – did he do it, or didn't he do it, and is she right or is she wrong? But the show exists in a morally grey area, we didn’t want to give simple answers. The rug gets pulled out from under you..."
* The New Zealand actor has starred in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Black Bird, Far North, Outrageous Fortune and Shortland Street.
Peter Mullan as Phil
Peter Mullan is playing Penny’s ex-husband who she accused of a sex crime. He’s been in hit movies such as Trainspotting, Braveheart, My Name is Joe, The Magdalene Sisters, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and The Vanishing. He’s also had roles in Westworld, Mum, Ozark and The Fear.
Who else is starring?
After The Party also stars Tara Canton, Ian Blackburn, Peter Hambleton, Elz Carrad, Catherine Wilkin and Dean O’Gorman. We'll update on their characters when we can.
Is there a trailer?
Yes there's a trailer which shows all the intrigue and drama. Take a look below...
Behind the scenes and more on After The Party
After The Party was co-created by Robyn Malcolm and Dianne Taylor and was produced by Australia’s Lingo Pictures and Luminous Beast in New Zealand as an original commission for New Zealand’s TVNZ in association with and distributed by ITV Studios.
Polly Scates, Channel 4’s head of acquisitions, says: “Full of twists, turns and stunning performances, this important series is sure to keep audiences guessing and stay with them long after the final episode.”
