Person
Chris Thomson
Directing · 1945–2015 · New Zealand
Biography
Chris Thomson (1945 - 1 July 2015) was a New Zealander director and producer. While still in his 20s Chris Thomson was given command of a number of landmark New Zealand TV dramas, including genre-hopping colonial tale The Killing of Kane and The Alpha Plan (1969), Aotearoa’s first dramatic TV series. After time working for the BBC, he moved to Australia and began a busy career as a director, including credits on high profile mini-series 1915 and Waterfront.
Known for
A Country Practice
Director
The Flying Doctors
Director
The Hitchhiker
Director
Police Rescue
Director
Centre Play
Director
Flipper
Director
Time Trax
Director
The Feds
Director
Trucks
Director
The Challenge
Director
Filmography
- 1997TrucksDirector
- 1996The Morrison Murders: Based on a True StoryDirector
- 1995FlipperDirector
- 1993The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children?Director
- 1993The FedsDirector
- 1993Woman on the LedgeDirector
- 1993Time TraxDirector
- 1991Stop at NothingDirector
- 1991Police RescueDirector
- 1989The DelinquentsDirector
- 1989SwimsuitDirector
- 1988The Rainbow Warrior ConspiracyDirector
- 1988StringerDirector
- 1988Moving TargetDirector
- 1986The ChallengeDirector
- 1986The Flying DoctorsDirector
- 1985The PerfectionistDirector
- 1985The Empty BeachDirector
- 1984WaterfrontDirector
- 1983The HitchhikerDirector
- 1981A Country PracticeDirector
- 1977A Passage to InvernessWriter
- 1976Old Man March Is DeadDirector
- 1976England, Summer, SundayDirector
- 1973Centre PlayDirector
- 1971The City of NoProducer
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