Gliding On

Gliding On
Genre	Comedy
Written by	Roger Hall
Directed by	Tony Holden
Starring	Susan Wilson, Michael Haigh, Ross Jolly, Ray Henwood
Opening theme	"My old desk"
Country of origin	New Zealand
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	32
Production
Producer(s)	Tony Holden
Running time	30 min.
Production company(s)	TVNZ
Release
First shown in	1981
Original release	1981 – 1985

Gliding On was a popular television sit-com in New Zealand in the early 1980s.

It was written by Roger Hall and adapted from his earlier radio play Glide Time, and directed by Tony Holden. The series depicts the working lives of four staff members at a government supply office in the early 1980s.

The series was followed by a short-lived sequel, Market Forces, set in the "restructured" public service environment of New Zealand's post-Rogernomics era.

Over the course of its run, Gliding On won multiple awards including Best Comedy, Best Drama and Best Direction at the Feltex Awards.^[1]

Cast

• Beryl – Susan Wilson
• Jim – Michael Haigh
• John – Ross Jolly
• Hugh – Ray Henwood
• Raewyn – Katy Platt
• The Boss – Ken Blackburn

Several other notable New Zealand actors appeared in different episodes, including Jeffrey Thomas and Grant Tilly.

References

1. "Roger Hall Piece about Gliding On". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 24 November 2014.

External links

• Gliding On at the Internet Movie Database
• Gliding On at NZ On Screen