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Part two of two from this episode.
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Gliding On - No Smoke Without Fire (First Episode)
Television (Full Length Episode) – 1981
Ken Blackburn as the boss of the office in hit Roger Hall TV series Gliding On. In one episode his character competed on Mastermind.
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Ross Jolly plays John, the self-styled Don Juan of the Service Department, in Roger Hall's Gliding On.
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Michael Haigh as Jim in Roger Hall's hit office comedy Gliding On.
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Cast and creator share a farewell toast to comedy series Gliding On in 1985. From left, Michael Haigh (who played Jim), Jane Waddell (Irene), Gliding On creator Roger Hall, Ray Henwood (Hugh), Katy Beasley (then Katy Platt, as Raewyn) and Susan Wilson (Beryl).
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Roy Billing as Perce in Gliding On.
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Susan Wilson as Beryl on office comedy Gliding On.
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29 October 1985: An actors rehearsal for TV series Gliding On at Broadcasting House in Wellington. From left to right Ray Henwood, Ross Jolly, Bruce Phillips and Susan Wilson.
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Wellington actress Jane Waddell who plays tea-lady Irene in Gliding On.
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The cast of Roger Hall comedy series Gliding On. Standing from the left: Michael Haigh (as Jim), Susan Wilson (Beryl), Ray Henwood (Hugh), Ross Jolly (John), Katy Beasley (then Katy Platt, as Raewyn) and Barry Hill (Wally). Ken Blackburn (the boss) sits at the desk.
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The wedding of the year: From left Ray Henwood, Roy Billing, Ross Jolly, Susan Wilson and Katy Platt in the final episode of Gliding On.
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