Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby

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Seven Periods with Mr. Gormsby
Sevens Periods with Mr. Gormsby logo
Genre	Comedy
Starring	David McPhail
Country of origin	New Zealand
Production
Running time	25 minutes per episode
Broadcast
Original channel	TVNZ
Original run	2005 – 8 May 2006
Links
IMDb profile

Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby is a television series made in New Zealand. It is a biting satire about politically correct New Zealand and the education system. It's written and devised by three of New Zealand's top comedy writers - Danny Mulheron (who also directs and co-produces), Dave Armstrong and Tom Scott (cartoonist). The show stars David McPhail as the un-repentant old school teacher Mr Mortimer Ellis Gormsby, whose unorthodox methods create hell in Tepapawai High School.

The show's first season has screened in New Zealand on TV One and in Australia on ABC in 2005. A second season finished shooting in 2005 and finished screening on New Zealand television on the 7th of May 2006.

The first season was filmed at the old Wainuiomata College. The second season was filmed at the old Petone College. Both these are disused schools in Lower Hutt, north of Wellington, which explains the similar look on screen.

1 Characters
- 1.1 Class 5F
2 Episode titles
- 2.1 Series One
- 2.2 Series Two
3 Related Links

[edit] Characters

Mortimer Ellis Gormsby (David McPhail)
Roger Dascent (Paul McLaughlin) - The principal of Tepapawai Boys High School
Steve Mudgeway (Jason Hoyte) - The school counsellor
Fenn Partington (Tandi Wright) - Teacher
Lauren (Michelle Amas) - Secretary
Alisdair Morton (Thomas Robins) - Economics teacher
Hone Hakanui (Louis Sutherland) - Māori studies teacher
Werner Hundertwaser (Nigel Collins) - Head of Music
Marion Patterson (Geraldine Brophy) - The Education Review Office school inspector
Rak (Charles Lum) - School Cleaner
Student (Jordan Matiaha)
Student (Paul Black)
Agnes O'Flahherty - (Dena Kennedy) Social Studies/History teacher
Lesley Taungaroa - PE teacher