Back of the Y: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Back of the Y is a witty and clever New Zealand stunt show designed to "put New Zealand on the map". With unforgettable characters such as Presenter, Danny Parker, New Zealand's greatest daredevil stuntsman, Randy Cambell and retarded South Island mechanic, Spanners Watson, the show took New Zealand by storm, appealing quite often to the older generation as well as the younger. Every episode of Back of the Y consists of a number of mini shows (Constables, Smoodiver), take-offs (Bottlestore Galactica) and stunts as well as visits to the studio where we meet New Zealand's most loved television personality, Danny Parker. And of course the show wouldn't be complete without the feature stunt which always goes horribly wrong.

Series details

• Title: Back of the Y
• Format: Variety
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2001-09-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 2008-07-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: The edge
• Network country: New Zealand
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 27404
• IMDb ID: tt0300727
• TVDB ID: 75790

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2001-09-04; final listed air date 2005-12-31; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 2008-05-26; final listed air date 2008-07-07; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from Back of the Y on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.