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Tony Manson

Producer

Tony Manson has worked in television as a director, producer and commissioner of programmes. His specialty is factual programming - including directing for the popular Open Home and producing a wide range of documentaries.

I fell into TV after studying English literature. My academic interest in Geoffrey Chaucer’s storytelling has since taken me to Neighbours at War and Wayne Anderson: Singer of Songs. They’re actually not that far apart. Tony Manson

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By the Balls

2019, Network Executive - Television

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Educators - First Episode

2019, Network Executive - Web

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Funny As: The Story of New Zealand Comedy (series promo)

2019, Network Commissioner - Television

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Dreams Lie Deeper

2014, Network Executive - Television

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Late Night Big Breakfast - First Episode

2014, Network Executive - Television

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Street Hospital

2013 - 2016, Network Executive - Television

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Street Hospital - First Episode

2013, Network Executive - Television

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High Country Rescue - Episode Eight

2012, Network Executive - Television

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Keep Calm and Carry On - First Episode

2012, Network Executive - Television

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New Zealand's Got Talent - 2012 Final

2012, Network Executive - Television

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Chef on a Mission

2011, Network Executive - Television

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Caravan of Life - First Episode

2011, Network Executive - Television

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Chef on a Mission - Maui Gas Field

2011, Network Executive - Television

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Dog Squad - Series Two, Episode One

2011, Network Executive - Television

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Global Radar - First Episode

2011, Network Executive - Television

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North - First Episode

2011, Network Executive - Television

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Dog Squad - First Episode

2010, Network Executive - Television

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Masterchef New Zealand - First Episode

2010, Network Executive - Television

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Radar's Patch - First Episode

2010, Network Executive - Television

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Birdland - First Episode

2009, Network Executive - Television

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South - First Episode

2009, Network Executive - Television

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Emergency - First Episode

2007, Network Executive - Television

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ICE - Full Series

2007, Network Executive - Television

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Hunger for the Wild - Series One, Episode Three (Mokihinui River whitebait)

2006, Network Executive - Television

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Hunger for the Wild - Series One, Episode Two (Whanganui River wild pig)

2006, Network Executive - Television

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Special Investigators - Episode Eight

2006, Network Executive - Television

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Eating Media Lunch - The Worst of EML

2006, Network Executive - Television

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Neighbours at War - Series Two, Episode One

2006, Network Executive - Television

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10 Years Younger in 10 Days

2005 - 2008, Network Executive - Television

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10 Years Younger in 10 Days - First Episode

2005, Network Executive - Television

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Tough Act - Episode Five

2005, Network Executive - Television

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Miss Popularity - Episode Two

2005, Network Executive - Television

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Miss Popularity - Series Excerpts

2005, Network Executive - Television

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Neighbours at War - Series One, Episode Four

2005, Network Executive - Television

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The Big Experiment - First Episode

2005, Network Executive - Television

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Tough Act - Episode Nine

2005, Network Executive - Television

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Baby Keegan - One of a Kind

2004, Executive Producer - Television

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History Man

2004, Executive Producer - Television

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Mike King Tonight - Final Episode

2003, Executive Producer - Television

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Mercury Lane - Series Two, Episode One

2003, Executive Producer - Television

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Mercury Lane - Series Two, Episode Two

2003, Executive Producer - Television

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The Last Laugh

2002, Executive Producer - Television

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Ben and Olivia: The Search for Truth

2002, Executive Producer, Executive Producer - Television

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Pōkarekare Ana - A Māori Love Song

2002, Executive Producer - Television

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Yellow for Hermaphrodite - Mani's Story

2002, Executive Producer - Television

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Mercury Lane

2001 - 2003, Executive Producer - Television

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Epitaph - Fire at the Coal Face

2001, Producer - Television

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Hudson and Halls - A Love Story

2001, Executive Producer - Television

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Mercury Lane - Series One, Episode 13

2001, Executive Producer - Television

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Whānau (2001)

2001, Consulting Producer - Television

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Who Was Here Before Us?

2000, Producer - Television

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Big

2000, Executive Producer - Television

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Going Going Gone

2000 - 2006, Executive Producer - Television

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Shipwreck - The Tragedy of the Boyd

2000, Producer - Television

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Shipwreck - The Wreck of the Orpheus

2000, Producer - Television

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Popstars

2021, Format Development, Co-Executive Producer - Television

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Motorway Patrol

1999 - ongoing, Executive Producer - Television

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The Zoo

1999 - 2013, Executive Producer - Television

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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?

1998 - 2004, Producer - Television

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Cave Creek: The Full Story of a National Tragedy

1998, Producer, Additional Writing - Television

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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? - Kevin Smith episode

1998, Producer - Television

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The Mighty Moa

1998, Co-Director - Dramatisations - Television

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Clash of the Codes

1993 - 1996, Director - Television

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Clash of the Codes - Series One, Episode 10

1993, Director - Television

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Fred Hollows - One Man's Vision

1992, Co-Director - Television

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Maggie's Garden Show

1992 - 2003, Director - Television

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Open Home

1992 - 1995, Director - Television

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Open Home - First Episode

1992, Director - Television