Philip Smith
Writer · Director · Cast
Philip Smith is a writer and producer at the company he launched in 2002, Great Southern Television. He has written or created over 50 television series in New Zealand, including drama series The Pretender, the Cult, Agent Anna, Why Does Love, The Kick and One Lane Bridge. He was named NZ drama writer of the year in 2018.
Writer
- 2023Tracked
- 2023The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes NZ
- 2020One Lane Bridge
- 2020The Basement
- 2019Jonah, the Untold Story
- 2019The Checkup
- 2017Why Does Love?
- 2017Loggers
- 2015Kult
- 2015Crayfishers
- 2015Coast New Zealand
- 2014The Kick
- 2013Coast Australia
- 2011Drug Bust
- 2010Feedback
- 2010Danger Beach
- 2009The Million Dollar Catch
- 2009Rescue One
- 2009The Cult
- 20082Tube
- 2006The Truth Files
- 2006Real Escapes
- 2006Dog Almighty
- 2005The Unauthorised History of New Zealand
- 2005Remarkable Vets
- 2005The Pretender
- 2005Sportsnight TVNZ
- 2004The Lion Man
- 2003Village People
- 2003Eating Media Lunch
- 2003Taking Off - Pacific Blue
- 2001Bullrush
- 2001Primo Freerider
- 2000Shred
- 1999House of Football
- 1999Snowbusters
- 1997Tip of the Tongue
- 1995The Golf Show (NZ)
Director
- 2019The Checkup
- 2015Crayfishers
- 2015Coast New Zealand
- 2011Drug Bust
- 2009The Million Dollar Catch
- 20082Tube
- 2003Village People
- 2003Taking Off - Pacific Blue
- 2001Bullrush
- 1999Snowbusters
- 1997Tip of the Tongue
- 1995The Golf Show (NZ)
- 1974Nova
Cast
- 2018AloneCharlie's Dad
- 2014The KickJournalist
- 2005The PretenderA Writer
- 2003Taking Off - Pacific BlueNarrator
- 1990One Network NewsReporter