McPhail and Gadsby
Political satire: including sketches related to; 1. Prime Minister David Lange's PM's household security following leaks 2. "Pot the Pinko" - Sir Robert Muldoon labelling unionist Rob Campbell a communist 3. Federation of Labour (FOL) President Jim Knox and the end of the Kawerau industrial dispute 4. Increased Post Office charges 5. "How to beat GST" 6. "Over the Top House" - A play on the New Zealand television series "Open House"
Satirical comedy sketch show which pokes fun at topical political and social issues.
Primary Title
- McPhail and Gadsby
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 4 October 1986
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 21 : 00
Duration
- 30:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
- Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
- Satirical comedy sketch show which pokes fun at topical political and social issues.
Episode Description
- Political satire: including sketches related to; 1. Prime Minister David Lange's PM's household security following leaks 2. "Pot the Pinko" - Sir Robert Muldoon labelling unionist Rob Campbell a communist 3. Federation of Labour (FOL) President Jim Knox and the end of the Kawerau industrial dispute 4. Increased Post Office charges 5. "How to beat GST" 6. "Over the Top House" - A play on the New Zealand television series "Open House"
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Comedy
Hosts
- David McPhail (Host)
- Jon Gadsby (Host)
Contributors
- John Lye (Director)
- John Lye (Producer)
- BCNZ (Production Unit)