Tony Holden is a television producer and director. [1] He has been involved in New Zealand television since the 1970s. In the 1970s, he directed episodes of the sketch show A Week of It . [2]
Holden directed a film about the theatre group Red Mole Radio with Pictures - Red Mole (Life is a Zoo) (1980), much of which was filmed in Wellington Zoo. [3]
In the 1980s, he produced and directed The Billy T. James Show (the 1984 season) and episodes of the Roger Hall sitcom Gliding on. [1] He has produced soap opera Shortland Street , and served as executive producer on numerous specials. [4] [5]
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