Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby
| Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
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 (Michelle 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 titles
Series One
- The Appalling Mr Gormsby
- Comrade Gormsby
- Human Relationships
- Open Day
- The Retarded Boy
- Coon Tunes
- The ERO Parade
Series Two
- Heads Will Roll
- Crime And Punishment
- The Slave Trade
- Dancing With The Staff
- Camp Tepapawai
- An Inspector Calls
- For Whom The Bell Tolls
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.