Teacher Mr Gormsby believes in brutal honesty - and that the education system has gone all namby pamby. In desperation, a dysfunctional low decile school gives him a job. Inspired partly by an old school teacher who wore a military beret, Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby unleashes the rebellious side of director/co-creator Danny Mulheron. The Dominion Post compared Gormsby to Fred Dagg and Lyn of Tawa; The Sydney Morning Herald found it "darkly funny". Running two seasons, it was nominated for best script and best comedy in the 2006 NZ Screen Awards.
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I wish I there had been more teachers like Mr Gormsby in my day as I really believe education standards would be a lot higher than they are now and less kids would be high school dropouts.
David McPhail is a great actor and put a lot of effort into this television series.
Cheers
John
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Direct Hit Productions
Television, 2004 (Full Length Episode)
Another un-PC comedy featuring characters growing up brown and proud
Film, 1990 (Trailer)
Another defiantly tasteless comedy co-written by Danny Mulheron
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luke grimstrup
Posted at 11.18AM - 15.07.2009
Great show! Totally worth watching! If only there were more teachers like Mr Gormsby nowadays ;)