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  • Status: Ended
  • First Aired: August 13, 1987
  • Seasons: 1
  • Episodes: 18
  • Networks: TVNZ 1
  • Genres: Soap, Drama
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Gloss(1987)

TMDB Rating: 5.0 (1 votes)

Overview

Gloss was a television drama series in New Zealand that screened from 1987-1990. The series was about a fictional publishing empire run by the Redfern family. It was a starting point for many actors who went on to many productions in New Zealand, Australia and around the world including Temuera Morrison, Miranda Harcourt, Peter Elliott, Lisa Chappell, Danielle Cormack and Kevin Smith. Writers for the show included James Griffin, who went on to write Outrageous Fortune, Rosemary McLeod and Ian Mune. The show's title theme song was performed by Beaver Morrison. The show has not been rescreened since its original screening, but selected extracts have been made available for viewing on NZ On Screen.

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Season 1

18 episodes • 1987

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Episode 1Aug 13, 19870.0
2Episode 2Aug 20, 19870.0
3Episode 3Aug 27, 19870.0
4Episode 4Sep 3, 19870.0
5Episode 5Sep 10, 19870.0
6Episode 6Sep 17, 19870.0
7Episode 7Sep 24, 19870.0
8Episode 8Oct 1, 19870.0
9Episode 9Oct 8, 19870.0
10Episode 10Oct 15, 19870.0
11Episode 11Oct 22, 19870.0
12Episode 12Oct 29, 19870.0
13Episode 13Nov 5, 19870.0
14Episode 14Nov 12, 19870.0
15Episode 15Nov 19, 19870.0
16Episode 16Nov 26, 19870.0
17Episode 17Dec 3, 19870.0
18Episode 18Dec 10, 19870.0

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