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Mark Beesley

Director

With the movie Savage Honeymoon and classic TV show Outrageous Fortune, Mark Beesley established himself as the man to call when dealing with rough and tumble families from West Auckland. Elsewhere the talented director and sometime producer has shown his gift for melding comedy and drama on The Almighty Johnsons, Insiders Guide to Happiness, and Xena: Warrior Princess

He’s incredibly hard on himself and he’s not precious. He’s very open to collaboration, and listening to good ideas. He insisted on it actually. Savage Honeymoon producer Steve Sachs, on working with Mark Beesley

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Interview

Mark Beesley: Bringing the ‘Westies’ out of the closet…

Interview, 2013

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My Life is Murder - Silent Lights (Season 3, Episode 5)

2022, Producer - Television

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My Life is Murder

2021-2022, Producer - Television

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Westside

2015 - 2020, Director - Television

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800 Words

2015 - 2018, Producer - Television

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Westside - First Episode

2015, Director - Television

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Step Dave

2014 - 2015, Producer - Television

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The Brokenwood Mysteries

2014 - ongoing, Director - Television

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Step Dave - First Episode

2014, Producer - Television

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The Blue Rose

2013, Director - Television

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The Blue Rose - Episode One

2013, Director - Television

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Nothing Trivial

2011 - 2013, Director - Television

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The Almighty Johnsons

2011 - 2013, Director, Producer - Television

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Nothing Trivial - First Episode

2011, Director - Television

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The Almighty Johnsons - First Episode

2011, Director - Television

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Outrageous Fortune

2005 - 2010, Director - Television

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Shortland Street - Dominic meets a fiery end

2004, Director - Television

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The Insiders Guide to Happiness

2004, Director - Television

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P.E.T. Detectives

2003 - 2005, Director - Television

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Mercy Peak

2001 - 2003, Director - Television

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Savage Honeymoon

2000, Director, Writer - Film

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Double Booking

1998, Director - Television

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Highwater

1997, Director - Television

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Back From the Dead - The Saga of the Rose-Noëlle

1996, Director, Writer - Television

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Shortland Street - 1995 Christmas cliffhanger (truck crash)

1995, Director - Television

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Plainclothes

1995, Writer - Television

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Shortland Street - Tuesday Warner's birth

1995, Co-Director - Television

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Shortland Street - The birth of Carrie's triplets

1993, Director - Television

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Shortland Street

1992 - 2004, Director - Television

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Homeward Bound

1992, Director - Television