End of the Road: Part 1

“**End of the Road: Part 1**” is the nineteenth episode in Season 1 of *The Bureau of Magical Things*. It premiered to about 78,000 viewers in the U.S.

## Plot

Without magic or memory of the magical world, Kyra is unaware that Orla has taken over the DMI, intending to reveal magic to the humans.

## Cast

### Main cast

* Kimie Tsukakoshi as Kyra
* Elizabeth Cullen as Imogen
* Mia Milnes as Lily
* Julian Cullen as Darra
* Rainbow Wedell as Ruksy
* Jamie Carter as Peter
* Christopher Sommers as Professor Maxwell

### Recurring cast

* Arnijka Larcombe-Weate as Mathilda
* Steve Nation as Steve
* Melanie Zanetti as Orla
* Nicholas Bell as Sean

### Guest cast

* Paul Bishop as Jared
* Maggie Kirkpatrick as Doris (voice)

## Crew

* Script & Story Producer - Mark Shirrefs
* Director of Photography - Andrew Conder A.C.S., S.O.C.
* Original Music - Ricky Edwards & Brett Aplin
* Music Supervisors - Pete Dacy & Keith Ridgway - Reform Records
* Production Designer - Michael Rumpf
* Editor - Ahmad Halimi
* Post Production & VFX Supervisor - Barry Lanfranchi
* Executive Producers - Jonathan M. Shiff, Julia Adams
* Assistant Producer - Freyja Lehman
* Assistant to Ms Adams - Kathryn Hedger
* Senior Script Editor - Alexa Wyatt
* Script Coordinator - Li-kim Chuah
* Series Developed By - Jonathan M. Shiff, Mark Shirrefs
* Line Producer - Peta Ross
* Production Coordinator - Shamere Borg
* Production Secretary - Kristen Gamble
* Production Runner - Fiona Gammon
* Extras Casting - Bud Hopes
* Financial Controller - Mardi Harding
* Producers Assistants - Rachael Robertson, Jan Soh
* 1st Assistant Director - Nick McKinnon
* 2nd Assistant Director - Ian "Scooter" Welbourn
* 3rd Assistant Director - Carl Edge
* Continuity - Jackie Sullivan
* Assistant Editor - Samantha Keough
* Camera Operator - Tony O'Loughlan
* A Camera 1st Assistant - Daniel Clark
* A Camera 2nd Assistant - Kiri Groeneveld
* B Camera Operator - Andrew Conder A.C.S, S.O.C.
* B Camera 1st Assistant - Paul Seipel
* B Camera 2nd Assistant - Sherlyn Hii
* Data Wrangler - Paul Freimanis
* Video Split Operator - Charles Brincat
* Costume Designer - Lucinda McGuigan
* Costumer Supervisor - Julie Willis
* Standby Costume - Madeline Turner
* Costume Bus Assistant - Abbey McCallum
* Hair & Make-Up Designer - Tracey Reeby
* Key Hair & Make-Up - Reia Perkins
* Hair & Make-Up Assistants - Rhye Lingham, Tamika Adams
* Sound Recordist - John Schiefelbein
* Boom Operator - Andrew Dickens
* Gaffer - Mick O'Brien
* Best Boy - Gordon Tier
* Lighting - Josh Hutchen, Connor Nerfeld
* Key Grip - Billy Harmer
* Best Boy Grip - Jay Lind
* Grip - Harvey Beck-Cowper
* Location Manager - Luke Ford
* Location Assistant - Sarah Tosone
* Unit Manager - Lehi Tahau
* Unit Assistants - Mick Gerguson, Michael Suhr
* Set Decorator - Lenny Holmdahl
* Props Master - Bradley Tennant
* Props Assistant - Bob Booker
* Buyer / Dresser - Gabriella Pezzuto
* Art Department Coordinator - Susan Higgins
* Art Department Runners - Kintaro Matsumoto, Scarlett North-Cavanagh
* Standby Props - Simon Johnson
* Assistant Standby Props - Melanie McMillan, Concinnity Angel
* Construction Manager - Cornelis Van Den Boogaart
* Construction Foreman - Paul O'Reilly
* Construction Coordinator - Bernie Childs
* Set Builders - Zeb Madden, Nathan Lucas, Jordan Turner
* Trade Assistant - Joel Graham
* Scenic Artist - Louis Bull
* Set Finisher - Norman 'Buster' Weise, Eric Hadden
* Brush Hand - Carlin Bull
* Stunt Coordinator - Darko Tuskan
* Safety Officer - Rocky McDonald
* Animal Wrangler - Heidi Makay
* Nurse - Deidre Eagles
* Caterer - Kru Catering, Darrell Scanlon, Matthew McKenzie, Kieren McKenzie
* Stills Photographers - Mark Taylor, Tammy Law
* Post Production - Cutting Edge
* Executive Producer - Michael Burton
* Head of Post Production - Marcus Bolton
* Post Production Producer - Sally Wortley
* Post Production Coordinator - Ainsley Pettitt
* Colourist - Justin McDonald
* Online Editor - Christian Alcock
* Junior Online Editor - Patrick Buckley
* Quality Check Report - John Warneke, Rory Rea, Daniel Scott
* Dailies Operator - Zane Bryant
* Sound Post Production - Soundfirm Australia
* Sound Post Producer - Helen Field
* Re-Recording Mixer - Ralph Ortner
* Sound FX Editor - David Williams
* Dialogue Editor - Ralph Ortner
* Foley Recordist - Michael Grisold
* Foley By - Mario Vaccaro
* Foley Editor - Lee Yee
* Visual Effects By - tedFX
* Visual Effects Supervisor/Artist - Steve Tedman
* Visual Effects Artist - Christian Tedman
* 3D Artist - Jan Lindqvist
* Legal Adivsers - Shiff & Company, Julia Adams
* Insurance - H.W. Wood Australia PTY. LTD.
* Travel - Showgroup Travel Management
* Unit Vehicles - Moviework PTY. LTD.
* Lighting Equipment - Fleet Lightning PTY. LTD.
* Grip Equipment - The Pussy Cat Pole PTY. LTD.
* Camera Equipment - Lemac Film and Digital
* Production Accounting - Screen Accounting & Services International, Sheila Lind, Gill Rick, Kate Ashton
* *Completion Guarantee Provided Through First Australian Completion Bond Company PTY. LTD.*
* *This project is supported by funding from City of Gold Coast Film Attraction Program*
* *With Special Thanks To*
	+ Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
	+ Arundel Hills Country Club
	+ Elite Hair Extensions and Salon
* "Opening & Closing Theme" - Brett Aplin
* Filmed On -
	+ The Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
	+ Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
* *A Jonathan M. Shiff Productions programme in association with ZDF German Television Network and ZDF Enterprises GMBH*
	+ Executive Producers - Nicole Keeb (ZDF), Arne Lohmann (ZDF.enterprises)
* ZDF Script Editor - Frauke Bräuner
* *Produced in association with Network Ten Australia*
	+ Executive Producer - Cherrie Bottger
* *Financed in association with Fulcrum Media Finance and Media Super*
* *Developed with the assistance of Film Victoria*
* *Produced with the assistance of Screen Queensland / Queensland Government*
* Principal Investor - Australian Government - Screen Australia
* *No animals were harmed or mistreated in the making of this series.*
* *The characters, events, places and organisations portrayed in the program are entirely fictitious. Any similarities to actual persons, living or dead, are purely coincidental.*
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## Background information

### Continuity

* This is episode is the first of the two-part finale which takes place on the day following "On the Case".
* While attempting to make Kyra remember, Peter recalls his ordeal from "A Fairy Tale".
* Maxwell recalls the tale of Lemuria as revealed in "Forces of Attraction".
* Maxwell bemoans that Edward should have left the Orb in the ice. ("The Eye of Horus")
* Kyra saw the selfie on her phone that was taken in the episode "Aisle 13", and was confused on when it was taken, as well as who the two other people were in the photo (Lily and Imogen).
* *Zombie Swamp Rats* is among the comics found at the bookshop by Kyra and Mathilda. ("Judgment Day")
* When Kyra touches the wall at the back of the bookstore, she sees herself walking through the wall in "Uncharted Waters".
* While walking with Doris, Kyra finds herself at the same spot where she touched "The Theory and Practice of Conjuring" in "A Magical Mishap", she also remembers first hearing Doris speak.
* Orla unleashes the shadow cloud from "The Test".
* This episode leads directly into "End of the Road: Part 2".

### Trivia

* Sean was "no longer qualified" for being Director of the DMI.
* Orla used orb magic to her own selfish advantage.
	+ From this, she forced Sean to resign by making a shadow cloud appear, in which anything that it touches gets vaporized.
* It turns out Orla is not interested in the DMI.
* Throughout the episode, Kyra was gradually getting her memories and magic back.