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- Mike Smith: On directing drama and passing on Russell Crowe...
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Versatile director Mike Smith has made an enormous amount of New Zealand drama. Highlights of his lengthy television CV include Radio Waves, Duggan, Serial Killers, The Almighty Johnsons, Nothing Trivial, and award-winning tele-movie Siege. Smith also had a big hand in creating Heroes (about a pop band on-the-make), yokels comedy Willy Nilly, children’s drama The Lost Children and comedy Sunny Skies. He was one of the key players in the launch of Outrageous Fortune and in 2025 made his first ...
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- directing / producing / acting / comedy / farce / russell crowe / michael hurst / john gilbert / mark beesley / robyn malcolm / antony starr / antonia prebble / tammy davis / outrageous fortune / john mcrae / jan molenaar / radio waves / heroes / cover story / the almighty johnsons / siege / nancy wake: the white mouse / underbelly nz - land of the long green cloud / willy nilly / radio / broadcasting / mike smith / soap opera / michael hurst: heroes / hercules / and much more... / director / producer / maddigan's quest / casting / australia
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