The Marching Girls is the seven-part story of a Taita social marching team who decide to have a crack at the North Island Championships. The pioneering series was conceived by actor-writer Fiona Samuel out of frustration with the lack of challenging female roles: she decreed that it was about time the [Kiwi] "alienated macho dickhead" shared some screentime with women. There's a synth-rock soundtrack, shiny tracksuits in primary colours, ghetto-blasters, smoking, and union disputes in this feminist-Flashdance-in-formation 80s classic.
I wrote the concept for the series in 1985 as part of a job application. The job was with TVNZ, and although I didn’t get the position I was after, the head of drama read my programme format and decided to make the series. I was astonished ...
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I have this series on video. My mum taped it for me when it screened. Brings back some funny memories. My first time at a marching competiton was in 1986 and my photos show this uniform belonged to an exisiting team!
I loved this show when it aired. I was 14 and a marching girl. At the time it was awesome to see the sport being recognised.
Yes, I have seen Gloss - it's great and seriously classy :-)
I can't believe we looked like that in the 80s. Speaking of the 80s: The Leading Edge is my favourite 80s title on this site. What do you think?
Have you tried watching gloss? Started the same year! But 'classier' people. I would say it was worse than this! I loved watching this - can't wait for more!
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Jaz
Posted at 11.20AM - 01.03.2010
where are the other episodes? I'd love to watch them!