Philly de Lacey: On the challenges of making crime shows...

Interview – 2014

Philly de Lacey is the Managing Director of production company Screentime NZ. Screentime has produced a number of crime documentaries and dramas, and De Lacey has been involved with many of them as Executive Producer. Her credits include documentary series Police Ten 7, Water Patrol and Marae DIY; and the dramas Bloodlines, Siege, Safe House and Underbelly: Land of the Long Green Cloud.

In this ScreenTalk, de Lacey talks about:

Wanting to demystify the police in Police Ten 7
Having to carefully edit the programme to protect the vulnerable
The joy of making ‘feel-good’ show Marae DIY
Making sure victims of crime were okay with being part of Beyond the Darklands
Dealing carefully with legal issues with Underbelly: Land of the Long Green Cloud
Being emotionally affected when filming Siege
Justifying the decision to make How to Murder Your Wife a black comedy

This video was first uploaded on 1 September 2014, and is available under this Creative Commons licence. This licence is limited to use of ScreenTalk interview footage only and does not apply to any video content and photographs from films, television, music videos, web series and commercials used in the interview.

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I always say it's the nicest show that we make because everything about it is about good. It's about feeling good, it's about making your life better, it's about learning about your past, your tangatawhenua. It's about bringing people together . . . You don't often get to make something thats just pure joy.
– Philly De Lacy on TV show Marae DIY

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