Bailey Mackey: The man behind the GC…

Bailey Mackey is a former reporter on Te Karere and 3 News, who is now producing commercial Māori series through his company Pango Productions. He was the main creative force behind high profile show The GC, and reality series The Life and Times of Temuera Morrison.

In this ScreenTalk, Mackey talks about:

• The shock of going from iwi radio to TVNZ show Te Karere
• The challenge of working on 3 News
• How the show Code brought sports talk to Māori Television
• The origin of famous phrase 'Mean Māori Mean'
• Feeling proud of rugby series Beneath the Maori Moon
• Wanting to show a different side of Māori life in The GC
• His thoughts on the controversy surrounding the show
• Pitching Temuera Morrison the idea of making a reality show about him
• Getting the right mix of drama, vulnerability and humour on the show

This video was first uploaded on 25 November 2013, 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.

Interview, Camera and Editing – Andrew Whiteside