Tom Parkinson

Veteran producer Tom Parkinson has worked with some of New Zealand television's most popular comedians, including David McPhail, Jon Gadsby, and the late Billy T James (who he discovered in an Avondale Rugby League club). He also directed adventure series Hunter's Gold — whose international success helped launch a run of Kiwi-made children's dramas — and produced many international co-productions.

A producer’s only job function is to take dreams and make them a reality by financing, marketing and selling. Simply dreaming unfortunately is an occupational hazard for producers, and invariably leads to insanity — or worse, becoming a member of an artistic establishment. Tom Parkinson