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JulianDickon

  • Writer
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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

Star of David
1990 Writer Television
1986 Writer, Creator Television
1986 - 1987 Writer, Creator Series
1981 Writer Television

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.”

Julian Dickon, writing about TV series Pukemanu for NZ On Screen