Marching Girls (1987)

A seven part drama series following the lives of a team of marching girls.

1) Mahara's Story (21/10/1987)
What's all this going for competitions and two practices a week stuff? Mahara doesn't like Leonie's idea for the new routine, she has found a new avenue for her leadership skills outside the team. Can the team manage without her.
Mahara - Patupatu Ripley
Leonie - Shelley Luxford
Donna-Marie - Jan Fisher
Michelle - Hilary Halba
Nicole - Brenda Kendall
Lou - Rachel Lang
Doreen - Carmel McGlone
Janice - Katherine McRae
Kerry - Perry Piercy
Shona - Shari Wilson
Naomi - Liddy Holloway
Lorraine Baigent - Joy Watson
Rex Walker - Kingi Morgan
Barry McKinnon - Ross Girven
Writers - Fiona Samuel and Anne Kennedy
Producer - Steve La Hood
Director - Melanie Read
Christina Asher As: Grace
Riwia Brown as?
Gerald Bryan As: Mr Schiff
Louise Dunne As: Florence Barker
Desmond Kelly As: Les Stone
Tama Poata As: Joe
Fiona Samuel as: Glenys, Creator, Writer
Michael Wilson As: Frank
Clive Bayliss - Editor
Peter Blake - Composer
Malcolm Bremner - Sound Mix
Pip Byrne - Script Editor
Andrew Coleman - Camera Operator
Victoria Quade - Editor
Dalwyn Reisima - Sound
Barbara Spencer - Production Designer
Bronwyn Taylor - Costume Designer
Kate Thurston - Art Director
Wayne Vinten - Cinematographer
Jill Wilson - Production Manager

2. Leonie's Story (28/10/1987)
Being the team leader is tough. Leonie has persuaded them to try the new routine, now she has to pull it off.
Mahara - Patupatu Ripley
Leonie - Shelley Luxford
Donna-Marie - Jan Fisher
Michelle - Hilary Halba
Nicole - Brenda Kendall
Lou - Rachel Lang
Doreen - Carmel McGlone
Janice - Katherine McRae
Kerry - Perry Piercy
Shona - Shari Wilson
Naomi - Liddy Holloway
Lorraine Baigent - Joy Watson
Les - Desmond Kelly
Barry - Ross Girven
Writer - Fiona Samuel
Producer: Steve La Hood
Director: Lex Van Os

4. Kerry's Story (04/11/1987)
Kerry's normally pretty quirky, but just lately she's been going over the top. The team guesses, it's love. Who's the guy? How on earth can Kerry tell them that she's not in love with any man?
Mahara - Patupatu Ripley
Leonie - Shelley Luxford
Donna-Marie - Jan Fisher
Michelle - Hilary Halba
Nicole - Brenda Kendall
Lou - Rachel Lang
Doreen - Carmel McGlone
Janice - Katherine McRae
Kerry - Perry Piercy
Shona - Shari Wilson
Naomi - Liddy Holloway
Lorraine Baigent - Joy Watson
Barry - Ross Girven
Eddie - Stanley Findlay
Rose - Lucy Sheehan
Writer - Fiona Samuel
Producer: Steve La Hood
Director: Melanie Reid

4. Shona's Story (11/11/1987)
I don't just want to be good at marching laments Shona, I want to be a star! She gets her chance in a television talent quest. But, with her singing coach, her sister Mahara and the marching team all pulling in different directions, can she cope?
Mahara - Patupatu Ripley
Leonie - Shelley Luxford
Donna-Marie - Jan Fisher
Michelle - Hilary Halba
Nicole - Brenda Kendall
Lou - Rachel Lang
Doreen - Carmel McGlone
Janice - Katherine McRae
Kerry - Perry Piercy
Shona - Shari Wilson
Naomi - Liddy Holloway
Lorraine Baigent - Joy Watson
Barry - Ross Girven
Rex - Kingi Morgan
Laverne - Alice Fraser
Writer - Judith Fyfe
Producer: Steve La Hood
Director - Lex Van Os

5. Donna-Marie's Story (18/11/1987)
She's the loudmouth, the good time girl on the team. You can count on Donna-Marie for a laugh. But, though she'd never admit it, her life at home is a disaster.
Mahara - Patupatu Ripley
Leonie - Shelley Luxford
Donna-Marie - Jan Fisher
Michelle - Hilary Halba
Nicole - Brenda Kendall
Lou - Rachel Lang
Doreen - Carmel McGlone
Janice - Katherine McRae
Kerry - Perry Piercy
Shona - Shari Wilson
Naomi - Liddy Holloway
Lorraine Baigent - Joy Watson
Barry - Ross Girven
Gerry - Phillip Jones
Writers - Anne Kennedy And Fiona Samuel
Producer - Steve La Hood
Director - Tony Wilson

6. Doreen's Story (25/11/1987)
Doreen's new boss is a friendly bloke. A little too friendly. Doreen does her best to keep him at bay, but she doesn't want to ruin her chances for promotion.
Mahara - Patupatu Ripley
Leonie - Shelley Luxford
Donna-Marie - Jan Fisher
Michelle - Hilary Halba
Nicole - Brenda Kendall
Lou - Rachel Lang
Doreen - Carmel McGlone
Janice - Katherine McRae
Kerry - Perry Piercy
Shona - Shari Wilson
Naomi - Liddy Holloway
Lorraine Baigent - Joy Watson
Barry - Ross Girven
Les - Desmond Kelly
Garth - Phillip Holder
Writer - Fiona Samuel
Producer - Steve La Hood
Director - John Anderson

7. No Marching Girl Is An Island (02/12/1987)
The North Island champs. It's the big day for the Taita Supremes. They've come so far, against overwhelming odds. How will their outrageous routine be received? (Final).
Mahara - Patupatu Ripley
Leonie - Shelley Luxford
Donna-Marie - Jan Fisher
Michelle - Hilary Halba
Nicole - Brenda Kendall
Lou - Rachel Lang
Doreen - Carmel McGlone
Janice - Katherine McRae
Kerry - Perry Piercy
Shona - Shari Wilson
Naomi - Liddy Holloway
Lorraine Baigent - Joy Watson
Barry - Ross Girven
Les - Desmond Kelly
Writer - Judith Fyfe Producer - Steve La Hood
Director - Melanie Reid