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Period One: The Appalling Mr Gormsby

NZ: May 06, 2005
Written by Dave Armstrong, Danny Mulheron and Tom Scott
Directed by Danny Mulheron

Tepapawai is a Decile 2 school. It has one of the highest staff turnovers in the country and since their last damning ERO Report the hapless Principal, Roger Dasent, can't find enough relieving teachers, certainly no teacher in the school wants to be put in charge of the out of control, law unto themselves boys in 5F. In desperation Dasent places ads on the Internet and ads in education gazettes in places as varied as Bangladesh and Chernobyl and still gets no takers - and he has to reach for the folder at the bottom of his filing cabinet and make a phone call to the one person he had hoped he would never have to speak to again... Mr Gormsby!

Cast: David McPhail as Mr Gormsby, Paul McLaughlin as Mr Dasant, Jason Hoyte as Steve Mudgeeway, Tandi Wright as Fenn Partington, Dena Kennedy as Agnes O'Flaherty, Michele Amas as Lauren, Geraldine Brophy as Marion Patterson, Charles Lum as Rak, Grace Hoet as Lesley Tangaroa, Thomas Robins as Mr Morton, Nigel Collins as Hundertwasser, Louis Sutherland as Mr Hakanui, Rashmi Pilapitaya as Miss Kasangi, R.J. Smiler as Hohepa, Feterika Sage as Afioga, Halaifonua Finau as Alupepe, Joseph Moore as Bastabus, Samson Phommachack as Minh, Hursh Saha as Govind, Lyndon McGaughran as Le Tissier, Michael Beran as Woodwork Teacher

The Class of 5F: Peteru Time, Genesis Mameo, Mokena Hemara, Teina Matiaha, Luke Tarei

Period Two: Comrade Gormsby

NZ: May 13, 2005
Written by Dave Armstrong, Danny Mulheron and Tom Scott
Directed by Danny Mulheron

The school's unionised staff hold a meeting which moves to have Gormsby removed from his job at the school. Dasant submits to the union's demand after they threaten to strike but must reverse his decision when the union is forced to challenge the dismissal of their newest member. Meanwhile, Agnes finds herself pregnant with Steve's child.

Cast: David McPhail as Mr Gormsby, Paul McLaughlin as Mr Dasant, Jason Hoyte as Steve Mudgeeway, Tandi Wright as Fenn Partington, Dena Kennedy as Agnes O'Flaherty, Michele Amas as Lauren, Grace Hoet as Lesley Tangaroa, Thomas Robins as Mr Morton, Nigel Collins as Hundertwasser, Louis Sutherland as Mr Hakanui, R.J. Smiler as Hohepa, Feterika Sage as Afioga, Halaifonua Finau as Alupepe, Joseph Moore as Bastabus, Samson Phommachack as Minh, Hursh Saha as Govind, Lyndon McGaughran as Le Tissier, Michael Beran as Woodwork Teacher

The Class of 5F: Peteru Time, Genesis Mameo, Mokena Hemara, Teina Matiaha, Luke Tarei

Period Three: Human Relationships

NZ: May 20, 2005
Written by Dave Armstrong, Danny Mulheron and Tom Scott
Directed by Danny Mulheron

As Agnes has her abortion, Gormsby gets her Human Relations class to write her a letter wishing her the best and takes over the teaching of her class in a less than PC manner. Meanwhile, Fenn sleeps with Afionga.

Cast: David McPhail as Mr Gormsby, Paul McLaughlin as Mr Dasant, Jason Hoyte as Steve Mudgeeway, Tandi Wright as Fenn Partington, Dena Kennedy as Agnes O'Flaherty, Michele Amas as Lauren, Geraldine Brophy as Marion Patterson, Charles Lum as Rak, Thomas Robins as Mr Morton, Nigel Collins as Hundertwasser, Louis Sutherland as Mr Hakanui, R.J. Smiler as Hohepa, Feterika Sage as Afioga, Halaifonua Finau as Alupepe, Joseph Moore as Bastabus, Samson Phommachack as Minh, Hursh Saha as Govind, Lyndon McGaughran as Le Tissier, Michael Beran as Woodwork Teacher

The Class of 5F: Peteru Time, Genesis Mameo, Mokena Hemara, Teina Matiaha, Luke Tarei

Period Four: Open Day

NZ: May 27, 2005
Written by Dave Armstrong, Danny Mulheron and Tom Scott
Directed by Danny Mulheron

Open Day at Tepapawai sees Steve's class making a video and Gormsby's training for carpark security detail, in which they learn lethal combat and how to field-strip a semi-automatic rifle. Meanwhile, Agnes attempts to take her own life and the new computer suite burns down.

Cast: David McPhail as Mr Gormsby, Paul McLaughlin as Mr Dasant, Jason Hoyte as Steve Mudgeeway, Tandi Wright as Fenn Partington, Dena Kennedy as Agnes O'Flaherty, Michele Amas as Lauren, Grace Hoet as Lesley Tangaroa, Charles Lum as Rak, Thomas Robins as Mr Morton, Nigel Collins as Hundertwasser, Louis Sutherland as Mr Hakanui, R.J. Smiler as Hohepa, Feterika Sage as Afioga, Halaifonua Finau as Alupepe, Joseph Moore as Bastabus, Samson Phommachack as Minh, Hursh Saha as Govind, Lyndon McGaughran as Le Tissier, Kishor Kumar Sami as Indian Man, Michael Beran as Woodwork Teacher

The Class of 5F: Peteru Time, Genesis Mameo, Mokena Hemara, Teina Matiaha, Luke Tarei

Period Five: The Retarded Boy

NZ: June 03, 2005
Written by Dave Armstrong, Danny Mulheron and Tom Scott
Directed by Danny Mulheron

Roger, on discovering the funding benefits, agrees to take on a boy with a learning disablility — and then goes about the recruiting as many special needs students as possible. Meanwhile, Gormsby attempts to teach the boys cricket which leads to a match with the staff — with rather unfortunate results.

Cast: David McPhail as Mr Gormsby, Paul McLaughlin as Mr Dasant, Jason Hoyte as Steve Mudgeeway, Tandi Wright as Fenn Partington, Dena Kennedy as Agnes O'Flaherty, Michele Amas as Lauren, Grace Hoet as Lesley Tangaroa, Charles Lum as Rak, Thomas Robins as Mr Morton, Nigel Collins as Hundertwasser, Louis Sutherland as Mr Hakanui, R.J. Smiler as Hohepa, Feterika Sage as Afioga, Halaifonua Finau as Alupepe, Joseph Moore as Bastabus, Samson Phommachack as Minh, Hursh Saha as Govind, Lyndon McGaughran as Le Tissier, Emmett Skilton as Willem Van der Muren, Bruce Phillips as Mr Van der Muren, Denise O'Connell as Mrs Van der Muren, Michael Beran as Woodwork Teacher

The Class of 5F: Peteru Time, Genesis Mameo, Mokena Hemara, Teina Matiaha, Luke Tarei

Period Six: Coon Tunes

NZ: June 10, 2005
Written by Dave Armstrong, Danny Mulheron and Tom Scott
Directed by Danny Mulheron

Roger decides to lift the school out of the bottom of the decile rankings by putting on a concert to showcase the student's diverse talents, with mixed results.

Cast: David McPhail as Mr Gormsby, Paul McLaughlin as Mr Dasant, Jason Hoyte as Steve Mudgeeway, Tandi Wright as Fenn Partington, Dena Kennedy as Agnes O'Flaherty, Michele Amas as Lauren, Grace Hoet as Lesley Tangaroa, Geraldine Brophy as Marion Patterson, Thomas Robins as Mr Morton, Nigel Collins as Hundertwasser, Louis Sutherland as Mr Hakanui, R.J. Smiler as Hohepa, Feterika Sage as Afioga, Halaifonua Finau as Alupepe, Joseph Moore as Bastabus, Samson Phommachack as Minh, Hursh Saha as Govind, Lyndon McGaughran as Le Tissier, Michael Beran as Woodwork Teacher

The Class of 5F: Peteru Time, Genesis Mameo, Mokena Hemara, Teina Matiaha, Luke Tarei

Cowboys: Zach Cotongi, Jordan Matiaha, Raymond Bevan, Nathaniel Ormsby

Interpretive Dancers: Sam Czarnomski, Craig Nicholson, Desmond Wick, Joshua Hodgson, Chris Lacey, Chris Aaltonen, Paul Black

Period Seven: The ERO Parade

NZ: June 17, 2005
Written by Dave Armstrong, Danny Mulheron and Tom Scott
Directed by Danny Mulheron

With the Education Review Office report due out later in the day the school awaits the worst and Roger ends up in the asylum. With Roger out of the way, Steve takes over as principle and implements the staffing changes recommended by the ERO. Meanwhile, Alistair gets AIDs, that is according to Gormsby.

Cast: David McPhail as Mr Gormsby, Paul McLaughlin as Mr Dasant, Jason Hoyte as Steve Mudgeeway, Tandi Wright as Fenn Partington, Dena Kennedy as Agnes O'Flaherty, Michele Amas as Lauren, Grace Hoet as Lesley Tangaroa, Geraldine Brophy as Marion Patterson, Charles Lum as Rak, Thomas Robins as Mr Morton, Nigel Collins as Hundertwasser, Louis Sutherland as Mr Hakanui, R.J. Smiler as Hohepa, Feterika Sage as Afioga, Halaifonua Finau as Alupepe, Joseph Moore as Bastabus, Samson Phommachack as Minh, Hursh Saha as Govind, Lyndon McGaughran as Le Tissier, Rangimoana Taylor as Henare, Michael Beran as Woodwork Teacher

The Class of 5F: Peteru Time, Genesis Mameo, Mokena Hemara, Teina Matiaha, Luke Tarei