About
Peppermint Twist’s nostalgic, stylised portrait of 1960s puberty floated onto Kiwi television screens in 1987, winning a solid teen following. Set amongst a group of teens in small town Roseville, the show makes liberal use of period songs and arrangements. This episode involves mounting rivalries over anupcoming limbo contest. The friendly competition soon turns sour when Mandy (Louise Graham) voices her concerns that the other teams are cheating. Further nostalgia value is provided by an appearance from actual 60s music show host Peter Sinclair (C'Mon), who turns up to compere the limbo contest.
Key Cast & Crew
LG
Louise Graham
As: Mandy Stapleton
DW
D'Arcy Waldegrave
As: Dean Wright
RB
Ruth Bijl
As: Diane Wright
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Diane (Ruth Bijl) and Harvey (Stephen Judd) are the happy couple in 60s set TV series Peppermint Twist.
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What were teenage girls of the 60s interested in? Boys, pop-stars and fashions...the girls of Peppermint Twist were no exception. From left: Diane (Ruth Bijl), Lynette (Felicity Samuel) and Mandy (Louise Graham).
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Roger Gascoigne cameos in Peppermint Twist. Left to right: Joseph (Iain Rea), Harvey (Stephen Judd), Roger Gascoigne, Chris (Murrary Keane), and Spiro (Stanley Findlay).
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Band The Hi-Tones on Peppermint Twist. From left, Joseph (Iain Rea), drummer Chris (Murray Keane), Harvey (Stephen Judd), Spiro (Stanley Findlay) and friend.
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Spiro loves Mandy, but Mandy loves Mick in Peppermint Twist. Stanley Findlay plays Spiro and Louise Graham is Mandy.
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Mandy Stapleton (Louise Graham) has delusions of grandeur and visions of stardom when she is bitten by the showbiz bug in Peppermint Twist.
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Mandy (Louise Graham) bends over backwards during the Giant Limbo Competition on Peppermint Twist.
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Peter Sinclair hits Roseville to judge Peppermint Twist's Giant Limbo contest. Top row from left: Chris (Murray Keane), Dean (D'Arcy Waldengrave), Spiro (Stanley Findlay), Peter Sinclair, Harvey (Stephen Judd), unknown actors. Bottom row: Diane (Ruth Bijl), Mandy (Louise Graham) & Lynette (Felicity Samuel).
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Eyebrows are raised and jaws drop open in Peppermint Twist when Mandy (Louise Graham) decides it’s time to change Diane’s (Ruth Bijl) image.
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The Hi-Tones, the budding pop group which featured on Peppermint Twist. From left, Spiro (Stanley Findlay), Harvey (Stephen Judd), Joseph (Iain Rea) and Chris (Murray Keane).
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Diane’s swotty scientist brother is up to his old tricks in Peppermint Twist. D’Arcy Waldegrave as Dean Wright, "the wasted brain of Roseville".
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