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PR company, Giles Peterson and Associates, take on: Helen Clark's wardrobe; Winston Peters speeches; National and Alliance MP's; the Greens and Labour coalition, and "The Worm". Oh, and the Catholic Church.

Spin Doctors was a topical satire set in a public relations office.The fast turnaround meant it was able to deal with topical issues.

Primary Title
  • Spin Doctors
Secondary Title
  • Election Special
Date Broadcast
  • Wednesday 10 July 2002
Start Time
  • 19 : 30
Finish Time
  • 20 : 30
Duration
  • 60:00
Channel
  • TV One
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Programme Description
  • Spin Doctors was a topical satire set in a public relations office.The fast turnaround meant it was able to deal with topical issues.
Episode Description
  • PR company, Giles Peterson and Associates, take on: Helen Clark's wardrobe; Winston Peters speeches; National and Alliance MP's; the Greens and Labour coalition, and "The Worm". Oh, and the Catholic Church.
Classification
  • Unknown
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captioning Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Notes
  • Dub from the original tape, a little shaky and with hum bars, but usable.
Subjects
  • Elections--New Zealand
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Current affairs
  • Politics
Hosts
  • Tom Scott (Writer)
  • James Griffin (Writer)
  • Roger Hall (Writer)
  • Dave Armstrong (Writer)
  • John Sumner (Actor)
  • Elizabeth Hawthorne (Actor)
  • Margaret Blay (Actor)
  • Mark Ferguson (Actor)
  • Kayte Ferguson (Actor)
  • John Leigh (Actor)
  • Tony Holden (Director)
  • Tony Holden (Producer)
  • TV One (Production Unit)
  • Spin Doctors Limited (Production Unit)
Contributors
  • Tom Scott (Writer)
  • James Griffin (Writer)
  • Roger Hall (Writer)
  • Dave Armstrong (Writer)
  • John Sumner (Actor)
  • Elizabeth Hawthorne (Actor)
  • Margaret Blay (Actor)
  • Mark Ferguson (Actor)
  • Kayte Ferguson (Actor)
  • John Leigh (Actor)
  • Tony Holden (Director)
  • Tony Holden (Producer)
  • TV One (Production Unit)
  • Spin Doctors Limited (Production Unit)
Subjects
  • Elections--New Zealand
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