The Gravy - Series Three, Episode 13

In this episode of The Gravy Warren Maxwell employs the services of Wellington architect Gerald Melling. En route the Liverpudlian recalls his path down under, via underground publishing and scandal in 60s Toronto to designing punchy, idiosyncratic Kiwi buildings. These include the Signal Box house (Home New Zealand 2008 House of the Year) which lets the brake off the metaphorical possibilities of its Masterton location. Gabe McDonnell then looks at Richard Meros' obsession with Helen Clark, and its 'adaptation' for theatre by young lover/playwright Arthur Meek.

The fuzz as we then called them [the local Mounties] raided our premises and confiscated all the magazines and we were charged with obscenity. We immediately went back to the printer and republished it, and in place of every allegedly offensive word we overprinted the word 'fuzz', calling it the ‘fuzzpigated issue’ ... and that sold like hot cakes and made us a lot of money ...

– Melling on being charged with obscenity, when editing Toronto’s underground magazine Satyrday in the late 60s

Key Cast & Crew

Jess Feast

Director

Mark Albiston

Director, Camera, Editor, Executive Producer

Tom Kelly

Producer

Mhairead Connor

Executive Producer

Philippa Mossman

Network Executive

Nathan Hickey

Editor