Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby
| Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Satire Comedy |
| Starring | David McPhail |
| Country of origin | New Zealand |
| Production | |
| Running time | 25 minutes per episode |
| Release | |
| Original network | TVNZ 1 |
| Original release | 2005 – 8 May 2006 |
Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby is a satirical New Zealand television series, created and written by Danny Mulheron (who also directs and co-produces), Dave Armstrong and Tom Scott.[1] It stars David McPhail as the titular Mr Gormsby, whose politically incorrect attitudes and "old school" teaching style clash and contrast with the environment at the fictional Tepapawai High School. The show pokes fun at the New Zealand education system but also at modern New Zealand social attitudes more generally.
The series ran for two seasons; the first was broadcast in 2005 on TV ONE in New Zealand and the ABC TV in Australia. The second series was shown in New Zealand in 2006 and in Australia, on ABC2, April 2008. DVDs of the series are sold in Australia through the ABC Shop. The series was nominated for Best Script and Best Comedy in the 2006 NZ Screen Awards.[2]
The program was filmed at two disused schools in the suburbs of Lower Hutt: the first season at Wainuiomata College[3] and the second at Petone College.
The first season's school's original location is now occupied by Wainuiomata Little Theatre.
Address 106 Moohan St, Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt 5014, New Zealand (
Google map location)
Characters
- Mortimer Ellis Gormsby (David McPhail) - Relief Teacher
- Roger Dascent (Paul McLaughlin) - The principal of Tepapawai Boys High School
- Steve Mudgeway (Jason Hoyte) - The school counsellor
- Fenn Partington (Tandi Wright) - English Teacher
- Lauren (Michele Amas) - Secretary
- Alisdair Morton (Thomas Robins) - Economics teacher
- Hone Hakanui (Louis Sutherland) - Māori studies teacher
- Werner Hundertwasser (Nigel Collins) - Head of Music
- Marion Patterson (Geraldine Brophy) - The Education Review Office school inspector
- Rak (Charles Lum) - School cleaner
- Agnes Maria Teresa O'Flaherty - (Dena Kennedy) Social Studies/History teacher
- Lesley Tangaroa (Grace Hoet)- P.E. teacher
Class 5F
- Emile Bastabus (Joseph Moore)
- Elvis Hohepa (R.J. Smiler)
- Afioga (Feterika Sage)
- Ama'ata'a Uleiata'aua Alupepe (Halaifonua Finau)
- Govind (Hursh Saha)
- Minh (Samson Phommachack)
- Gareth le Tissier (Lyndon McGaughran)
Episode List
Series One
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The Appalling Mr Gormsby" | Danny Mulheron | Dave Armstrong, Danny Mulheron & Tom Scott | 6 May 2005 |
| 2 | 2 | "Comrade Gormsby" | Danny Mulheron | Dave Armstrong, Danny Mulheron & Tom Scott | 13 May 2005 |
| 3 | 3 | "Human Relationships" | Danny Mulheron | Dave Armstrong, Danny Mulheron & Tom Scott | 20 May 2005 |
| 4 | 4 | "Open Day" | Danny Mulheron | Dave Armstrong, Danny Mulheron & Tom Scott | 27 May 2005 |
| 5 | 5 | "The Retarded Boy" | Danny Mulheron | Dave Armstrong, Danny Mulheron & Tom Scott | 3 June 2005 |
| 6 | 6 | "Coon Tunes" | Danny Mulheron | Dave Armstrong, Danny Mulheron & Tom Scott | 10 June 2005 |
| 7 | 7 | "The ERO Parade" | Danny Mulheron | Dave Armstrong, Danny Mulheron & Tom Scott | 17 June 2005 |
Series Two
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 | "Heads Will Roll" | Danny Mulheron | Dave Armstrong, Danny Mulheron & Tom Scott | 27 March 2006 |
| 9 | 2 | "Crime and Punishment" | Danny Mulheron | Dave Armstrong, Danny Mulheron & Tom Scott | 3 April 2006 |
| 10 | 3 | "The Slave Trade" | Danny Mulheron | Dave Armstrong, Danny Mulheron & Tom Scott | 10 April 2006 |
| 11 | 4 | "Dancing with the Staff" | Danny Mulheron | Dave Armstrong, Danny Mulheron & Tom Scott | 17 April 2006 |
| 12 | 5 | "Camp Te Papawai" | Danny Mulheron | Dave Armstrong, Danny Mulheron & Tom Scott | 24 April 2006 |
| 13 | 6 | "An Inspector Calls" | Danny Mulheron | Dave Armstrong, Danny Mulheron & Tom Scott | 1 May 2006 |
| 14 | 7 | "For Whom The Bell Tolls" | Danny Mulheron | Dave Armstrong, Danny Mulheron & Tom Scott | 8 May 2006 |
References
- ↑ IMDB listing
- ↑ "Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ↑ Wood, Stacey (12 July 2010). "Teens charged over Wainuiomata blaze". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
External links
- Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby at the Internet Movie Database
- Characters of Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby (TVNZ)