JulianDickon
- Writer
Julian Dickon’s place in New Zealand screen history would be secure thanks to just one show — groundbreaking 70s drama series Pukemanu, which he created. Dickon also wrote a number of early plays for television, and went on to write drama, documentary and children’s show Sea Urchins. Dickon passed away on 3 April 2015.
Screenography
Biography
Julian Dickon began his long writing career in his native England. His mother was a novelist. Later Julian managed to sell two short stories to the BBC, in between stints as a soldier and kangaroo-hunter, and five years as a merchant seaman.
“It’s history now, and I had a part in it, and so had the rest of the actors and production team. I for one am still damn well proud of Pukemanu, and I hope they are too — we earned it the hard way.”