The Encore Interview: John Edwards
In a video interview that first appeared in Encore, John Edwards the producer of more than 30 television shows and miniseries including The Secret Life of Us, Spirited, Tangle, Rush, Howzat: Kerry Packer’s War and Puberty Blues talks about his career and the upcoming series Power Games, the story of Packer meets Murdoch.
COLLABORATION AND AN IMPRESSIVE CAREER
John Edwards reflects on his career, why he still thinks he is in his 30s, how collaboration allows him to juggle multiple shows in production, why making series based on his own ideas is more time efficient, and his favourite work.
FROM KERRY PACKER TO PUBERTY BLUES
Edwards on Puberty Blues’ second series and how it will differ from the original book, putting Kerry Packer on the small screen, how Howzat was David Gyngell’s show, and Edwards’ own brushes with Packer over the years.
THE PRODUCER’S JOB
Inside the disaster that was the Ten miniseries The Surgeon, why hit series The Secret Life of Us was considered such a punt, the first thing Edwards does when a series is commissioned and why a producer’s job is largely about dealing with negative issues.
TALENT AND PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Edwards on finding new talent, his own break into the industry, his relationship with Southern Star and the current state of the television sector.
PAY TV AND THE YEAR AHEAD
Edwards talks about whether pay TV affords more creative freedom, how an episode of Love My Way upset then Foxtel boss Kim Williams, upcoming series Gallipoli and Power Games, the story of Packer versus Murdoch.
This feature first appeared in the tablet edition of Encore. To download click on the links below.
