Redemption Hill
Redemption Hill was a New Zealand reality series that followed 10 teenagers identified as being likely to enter a life of crime. The teenagers were selected from a call for participants throughout New Zealand, many nominated by their parents [1]
| Redemption Hill | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Glenn Sims |
| Starring | Steve Boxer (warden) |
| Country of origin | New Zealand |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Glenn Sims, Ross Jennings, Matt Young |
| Running time | 60 min |
| Release | |
| Original network | TVNZ |
| Original release | 2006 |
Redemption Hill involved a course of discipline and adventure activities, as organised by a "warden" (Steve Boxer). It also involved time behind bars in Napier prison, which was decommissioned in 1993 and subsequently turned into a tourist attraction.
The show was filmed on location at Napier Prison, New Zealand's oldest prison.
Season one
The Teens
- Aaron
- Brigitte
- Ebonee
- Jesse
- Jessica
- Jeremy
- Jonathon
- Khelsie
- Luke
- Samantha
Updates
A year after the show was first broadcast, just before midnight on 20 April 2007, teen participant Aaron Mark Lambert was killed in a high-speed crash in his home town of Hamilton.[2]
On the 28 July 2009, another show participant Jesse Young died following an accident where he was hit by a motor vehicle.[3]
References
- Redemption Hill | | TV2 | tvnz.co.nz
- "Boy racer dies in Waikato crash". One News. 21 April 2007. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
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External links
- Napier Prison tourist web-site
- RedFlame Media New Zealand Production Company - Redemption Hill Show Page