RossJennings
- Producer
- Executive
Ross Jennings cut his teeth as a television producer in the late 1970s on dramas like Close to Home and Moynihan. After stints as Head of Drama at TVNZ and at Crawford Productions in Melbourne, he began a long association with Screentime Communicado — where he created early Kiwi reality shows Middlemore and Police 10-7. Jennings passed away on 25 March 2016.
Screenography
Biography
Ross Jennings became one of New Zealand’s more prolific television producers — but his childhood ambition was to be an actor.
Born on 13 November 1944, Jennings grew up in Taihape and Hawera, where he joined the local repertory society. He was brought up by his mother; his father died in the army, during the Second World War.
“I have absolute faith in the New Zealand audience. Once they become comfortable with our own sounds and stories their appetite for local drama will grow and grow ... but you have to give New Zealanders good product, made with heart and passion and integrity.”
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