The Casketeers: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Francis and Kaiora Tipene are the passionate proprietors of Tipene Funerals. This is a unique opportunity to look behind the scenes of their business and into this little-explored but vital service, where our culture's last taboo is being addressed with dignity and aroha.

Series details

• Title: The Casketeers
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2018-01-13
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: TVNZ 1
• Network country: New Zealand
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 41063
• IMDb ID: tt8365054
• TVDB ID: 342159

Cast and credited roles

• Francis Tipene — Francis Tipene
• Kaiora Tipene — Kaiora Tipene

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2018-01-13; final listed air date 2018-02-17; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2019-01-14; final listed air date 2019-03-04.
• Season 3: premiered 2020-01-05; final listed air date 2020-02-23.
• Season 4: premiered 2021-03-15; final listed air date 2021-05-10.
• Season 5: premiered 2022-04-19; final listed air date 2022-06-07; episode order: 8.
• Season 6: premiered 2023-10-09; final listed air date 2023-11-27; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Casketeers on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.