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JamesGriffin

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Writer James Griffin has been pivotal in an eye-opening proportion of the successful TV comedies and dramas made in New Zealand since the mid 1980s. His credits stretch from Gloss to award-winner 800 Words and big screen comedy Sione's Wedding. Working alongside writer Rachel Lang, he also co-created Westie family drama Outrageous Fortune and hit show The Almighty Johnsons.

Screenography

Westside - First Episode
2015 Co-Creator, Executive Producer, Script Editor Television
800 Words - First Episode
2015 Executive Producer, Creator, Writer Television
800 Words
2015 - 2018 Creator, Writer, Executive Producer Series
Westside
2015 - 2020 Creator, Writer, Script Editor, Executive Producer Series

Biography

James Griffin co-created Outrageous Fortune — arguably New Zealand's most successful TV drama — and is creator or co-creator of 800 Words, The Almighty Johnsons, Serial Killers and Westside, among other shows.

Awards

2020 New Zealand Television Awards
Nominated for Best Script - Drama (shared with Kate McDermott): for Westside - Season 5, Episode 10

“We don’t actually draw that much from our own experiences because if we had behaved like the West family in our lives, we probably would be in prison rather than writers on a TV show.”

— James Griffin on writing for Outrageous Fortune

Related images

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Rachel Lang and James Griffin with their award for Best Script in a Drama/Comedy Programme for Outrageous Fortune at the 2009 Qantas Film & Television Awards.
Photo supplied by Throng.