Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby is a satirical New Zealand television series, created and written by Danny Mulheron (who also directs and co-produces), Dave Armstrong, and Tom Scott.
The story follows various events at a New Zealand low-decile high school in a low-income area having often poorly qualified teaching staff and many students with difficult socio-economic backgrounds—mostly belonging to ethnic minorities, Māori and Pasifika.
Address: 106 Moohan St, Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt 5014, New Zealand (Google map location) The series was received mostly positively by Australian critics, although some aspects of its politically incorrect nature raised some eyebrows.
[4][5][6] Ray Cassin (The Age) writes that the series is attacking hypocrisy on all fronts and tries to unmask deceits and pretensions with a rather relentless and gleeful insistence.
[5] Jim Schembri (Sydney Morning Herald) argues the show skates on thin ice due to its politically incorrect nature and sees it as another example of how far New Zealand is ahead of Australia when it comes to dealing with delicate matters through comedy.