Back of the Y Masterpiece Television | |
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Also known as | Back of the Y Back of the Y TV |
Genre | Comedy Action |
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Directed by | Chris Stapp |
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Composer | Deja Voodoo |
Country of origin | New Zealand |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 3 |
No. of episodes | (list of episodes) |
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Executive producer | David Rose |
Producer | Mat Heath |
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Running time | 30 minutes |
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Original network | Triangle TV TV2 (2001) C4 (2008–09) |
Original release | 4 September 2001 – 7 July 2008 |
Back of the Y (also known as Back of the Y TV during series 1 and Back of the Y Masterpiece Television during series 2), is a cult New Zealand television series, created by Chris Stapp and Matt Heath. [1] The show glorified stunts and the consumption of copious amounts of alcohol, and took its name from the Hollywood special episode, which featured Randy Campbell jumping off the back of the "Y" of the famous Hollywood Sign.
Back of the Y is centred on a mock live TV show, featuring segments such as "Randy Campbell's Extreme Stunts" and "Cunstables". The show was low budget, and apparently filmed with amateur equipment and edited on home computers. A description of the show at the start of the first episode established the premise for the show, with reference to one of the characters: "Phil Bruff had a dream. To make a New Zealand TV show that wasn't complete shit. He failed... Miserably!!!"
The second series consisted of seven episodes of Back of the Y Masterpiece Television and The Back of the Y Goes to Hollywood Special (2002).
In addition to New Zealand, the show was broadcast on MTV2 in the UK and on Channel V in Australia.
Back of the Y features the New Zealand band Deja Voodoo, originally a fictional house band. After Back of the Y Stapp and Heath developed Deja Voodoo into a real band.
In 2007, Stapp and Heath released The Devil Dared Me To (The Randy Campbell Story), backed by Headstrong Productions, in association with the New Zealand Film Commission. The film tells the story of Randy Campbell, Back of the Y's Stuntman character, and how he rose to become "the world's greatest stuntman". The film stars Chris Stapp as the titular Randy Campbell, and Matt Heath as Dick Johansonson as well as an all-New Zealand cast.
Back of the Y began shooting a third series from 24 September 2007 to 28 September 2007 at Henderson Valley Studios in Auckland.
The third series of the show was aired on C4 in New Zealand from 26 May 2008, it's made up of six episodes and a making-of special.
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1 | "Episode 1" | Chris Stapp | Chris Stapp and Matt Heath | 4 September 2001 |
2 | "Bullying Special" | Chris Stapp | Chris Stapp and Matt Heath | 11 September 2001 |
3 | "Episode 3" | Chris Stapp | Chris Stapp and Matt Heath | 18 September 2001 |
4 | "Episode 4" | Chris Stapp | Chris Stapp and Matt Heath | 25 September 2001 |
5 | "Episode 5" | Chris Stapp | Chris Stapp and Matt Heath | 2 October 2001 |
6 | "Episode 6" | Chris Stapp | Unknown | 9 October 2001 |
7 | "Behind the Y" | Unknown | Unknown | 16 October 2001 |
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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8 | "Back of the Y Goes to Hollywood Special" | Chris Stapp and Matt Heath | Chris Stapp and Matt Heath | 3 December 2002 |
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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9 | "Twenty O Six Beyond the Y – Back of the New Year" | Chris Stapp and Matt Heath | Unknown | 31 December 2005 |
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1 | "Technology" | Unknown | Unknown | 26 May 2008 |
2 | "Woman" | Unknown | Unknown | 2 June 2008 |
3 | "Society" | Unknown | Unknown | 9 June 2008 |
4 | "Religion" | Unknown | Unknown | 16 June 2008 |
5 | "TV" | Unknown | Unknown | 23 June 2008 |
6 | "Tolerance" | Unknown | Unknown | 30 June 2008 |
7 | "The Making of Special" | Unknown | Unknown | 7 July 2008 |
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