口下手なのに営業部員の馬締光也と、一見チャラ男だが辞書編集部員である西岡正志は、偶然、街中で出会う。 中型国語辞典『大渡海』の刊行計画が進む、出版社・玄武書房のベテラン編集者・荒木は、自身の定年を間近に控えて後継者を探しに躍起になっていた。そんな中、西岡から馬締の話を聞き、彼をスカウトすることに。 「人をつなぐ - - 言葉を編む」 伝わらない言葉。伝えられない想い。 これは、そんな不器用な人間達の物語である。
Gloss was a television drama series in New Zealand that screened from 1987-1990. The series was about a fictional publishing empire run by the Redfern family.
It was a starting point for many actors who went on to many productions in New Zealand, Australia and around the world including Temuera Morrison, Miranda Harcourt, Peter Elliott, Lisa Chappell, Danielle Cormack and Kevin Smith.
Writers for the show included James Griffin, who went on to write Outrageous Fortune, Rosemary McLeod and Ian Mune.
The show's title theme song was performed by Beaver Morrison.
The show has not been rescreened since its original screening, but selected extracts have been made available for viewing on NZ On Screen.