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PeterMuxlow

  • Director
  • Producer
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Peter Muxlow sat in the director’s chair during a golden period of television drama. In the 1970s he produced Christchurch-based music show Popco, before directing episodes of Close to Home and historical saga The Governor. His drama credits include Moynihan, Roche, and award-winning teleplay Richard Pearse. He has also directed documentaries The Carmelites and Fiji - After the Coup.

 

Screenography

Between Two Worlds
1996 Producer, Co-Director Television
The Edge
1993 - 1994 Director Series
Fiji - A Year After the Coup
1988 Director, Producer Television
Dixie Chicken - Episode Five
1987 Producer Television
Dixie Chicken - Episode Three
1987 Producer Television

Biography

Peter Muxlow was born in Christchurch in 1942. His parents ran dairies, and the family moved suburbs a few times. He didn’t relish Hagley College. At 13, the self-described nerd was trying to make speakers from concrete pipe. When a friend joined the NZ Broadcasting Service as a radio technician, Muxlow followed suit.

Awards

1978 Feltex Television Awards (New Zealand)
Best Drama: The Governor

1976 Feltex Television Awards 
Best Programme: Richard Pearse  

“It was total chaos … We were trying to do basic things, like relocation at night. There was no electricity there, no nothing. You had to pull generators through the mud, there was no communication, no cellphones…”

— Director Peter Muxlow remembers the slog of making TV series The Governor, in Trisha Dunleavy's 2005 book Ourselves in Primetime, page 104

Related images

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NZ Broadcasting Corporation promotional information for music series Folk Scene, directed by Peter Muxlow in 1972.
Supplied by Peter Muxlow
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Preparations for a telecast of the 1972 Loxene Golden Disc finals at Christchurch Town Hall. Director Peter Muxlow is pointing in the middle of the group on the left. This photo was taken for newspaper The Christchurch Star.
This photo is published with the permission of Star Media, the copyright holder. Originally taken for the 14 November 1972 edition of newspaper The Christchurch Star.
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Behind the scenes at a concert in Hagley Park in Christchurch, which was captured for 1972 TV series Folk Scene.
This photo is published with the permission of Star Media, the copyright holder. Originally taken for the 6 March 1972 edition of newspaper The Christchurch Star.
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A camera crew in Hagley Park, Christchurch, filming one of the performers from 1972 TV series Folk Scene.
This photo is published with the permission of Star Media, the copyright holder. Originally taken for the 6 March 1972 edition of newspaper The Christchurch Star.
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A proof sheet of photographs capturing a concert in Hagley Park in Christchurch. The concert was set up for 1972 series Folk Scene.
Supplied by Peter Muxlow