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| birth_place = [[Manly, New South Wales|Manly]], [[Sydney]], New South Wales, Australia |
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'''Robert John Edwards''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AM}} (born 4 March 1953) is an Australian [[Television producer|television drama producer]]. |
'''Robert John Edwards''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AM}} (born 4 March 1953) is an Australian [[Television producer|television drama producer]]. |
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His series credits include ''[[Bump (Australian TV series)]]'' (Stan), ''[[Les Norton (TV series)|Les Norton]]'' ([[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC]]), ''[[Party Tricks]]'', ''[[Puberty Blues (TV series)|Puberty Blues]]'', ''[[Offspring (TV series)|Offspring]]'', ''[[Rush (2008 TV series)|Rush]]'' (Network Ten), ''[[Love My Way]]'', ''[[Tangle (TV series)|Tangle]]'', ''[[Dangerous (TV series)|Dangerous]]'' ([[Foxtel]]), ''[[The Secret Life of Us]]'' (Network Ten, [[Channel 4]] UK), ''[[Police Rescue]]'' ([[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC]], [[BBC]]), ''The Surgeon'' (Network Ten), ''Fireflies'' (ABC), ''[[Big Sky (Australian TV series)|Big Sky]]'' (Network Ten) and ''[[Stringer (TV series)|Stringer]]'' (ABC). |
His series credits include ''Year Of'' ([[Stan (streaming service)|Stan]]), ''[[Bump (Australian TV series)]]'' (Stan), ''[[Les Norton (TV series)|Les Norton]]'' ([[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC]]), ''[[Party Tricks]]'', ''[[Puberty Blues (TV series)|Puberty Blues]]'', ''[[Offspring (TV series)|Offspring]]'', ''[[Rush (2008 TV series)|Rush]]'' (Network Ten), ''[[Love My Way]]'', ''[[Tangle (TV series)|Tangle]]'', ''[[Dangerous (TV series)|Dangerous]]'' ([[Foxtel]]), ''[[The Secret Life of Us]]'' (Network Ten, [[Channel 4]] UK), ''[[Police Rescue]]'' ([[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC]], [[BBC]]), ''The Surgeon'' (Network Ten), ''Fireflies'' (ABC), ''[[Big Sky (Australian TV series)|Big Sky]]'' (Network Ten) and ''[[Stringer (TV series)|Stringer]]'' (ABC). |
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His mini-series include ''[[Australian Gangster]]'' |
His mini-series include ''Plum'' (ABC), ''[[Human Error (TV series)|Human Error]]'' ([[Nine Network]]), ''[[Australian Gangster]]'' (Channel Seven), ''[[Romper Stomper (TV series)|Romper Stomper (2017)]]'' (Stan), ''[[Blue Murder: Killer Cop]]'' (Channel Seven), ''[[The Beautiful Lie (TV series)|The Beautiful Lie]]'' (ABC), ''Gallipoli'', ''Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch Story'', ''[[Howzat! Kerry Packer's War]]'' (Nine Network), ''[[Paper Giants: Birth of Cleo]]'' (ABC), ''[[Marking Time]]'' ([[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC]]), ''[[On the Beach (2000 film)|On The Beach]]'' ([[Seven Network]], Showtime USA), ''[[Do or Die (miniseries)|Do or Die]]'' ([[Network Seven]], [[BSkyB]]) and ''Cyclone Tracy'' (Nine Network). |
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His telemovies include ''Beaconsfield'' (Nine Network), six ''Cody'' telemovies ([[Network Seven]]), pilots for ''[[Police Rescue]]'', ''The Secret Life of Us'', ''Hard Knox'' ([[New Line]]), ''Fireflies'' and the children's telemovie ''I Own The Racecourse'' ([[Network Seven]]). |
His telemovies include ''Beaconsfield'' (Nine Network), six ''Cody'' telemovies ([[Network Seven]]), pilots for ''[[Police Rescue]]'', ''The Secret Life of Us'', ''Hard Knox'' ([[New Line]]), ''Fireflies'' and the children's telemovie ''I Own The Racecourse'' ([[Network Seven]]). |
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In all, John Edwards' productions have won 31 [[Logie Awards]], 30 [[Australian Film Institute Award]]s, 11 AACTA Awards, four [[People's Choice Awards (Australia)]], eight [[Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association|ASTRA]] Awards and more than a dozen Australian craft awards. Furthermore, ''On The Beach'' is the first Australian production to have received [[Golden Globe Award]] nominations. |
In all, John Edwards' productions have won 31 [[Logie Awards]], 30 [[Australian Film Institute Award]]s, 11 AACTA Awards, four [[People's Choice Awards (Australia)]], eight [[Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association|ASTRA]] Awards and more than a dozen Australian craft awards. Furthermore, ''On The Beach'' is the first Australian production to have received [[Golden Globe Award]] nominations. |
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==Early life== |
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John Edwards was born in Sydney Australia and has lived most of his life in the beachside suburb of [[Manly, New South Wales|Manly]]. He attended high school at [[Balgowlah Boys Campus]], which turned out numerous other film and television identities including [[Academy Award]] winning cinematographer [[John Seale]], actors Rick Carter and [[Callan Mulvey]], director Ian Barry, writer Tim Pye and comedian Phillip Scott. His spent his final two high school years at The [[Shore School]], before attending [[Sydney University]] and [[Jacksonville State University]], Alabama. |
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He was a History teacher in Sydney's West for three years before making the switch into the film and television industry as a researcher then writer at Film Australia in 1981. He wrote a number of productions including ''Out of Time'', ''Out of Place'', ''The Bounty Experiment'' and co-writing the two-part telemovie, ''The Weekly’s War''. |
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==Career== |
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After starting his career researching and writing at Film Australia, Edwards began producing, partnered with Tim Read, with the feature film ''The Empty Beach'', starring Bryan Brown, followed by the telemovie ''I Own the Racecourse'' (1985) and the mini-series ''Cyclone Tracy'' (1986). |
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He followed this with the TV series ''Stringer'' in 1988 and then, partnering with [[Sandra Levy (producer)|Sandra Levy]] at Southern Star, the successful action crime drama ''Police Rescue'' from 1991 to 1996 which won Most Popular Drama at the Logies in 1994 and 1996, a swag of acting Logies, 5 AFI and a number of international awards. He went on to make [[''Big Sky'' (TV series)|Big Sky]] (1997–1999) with Levy but then the two separated. Edwards went on to produce [[Russell Mulcahy]]'s mini-series ''On The Beach'' (2000), starring Armand Assante, [[Rachel Ward]] and Bryan Brown, and which won two [[Australian Film Institute Awards|AFI Awards]] and two [[Golden Globe]] nominations. |
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Then came the breakthrough series ''The Secret Life of Us'' (2001–2005), a 20-somethings drama series produced with [[Amanda Higgs]] which won six [[Logies]], and the [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC]] mini-series ''[[Marking Time]]'' which won a record seven [[Australian Film Institute Awards|AFI Awards]]. |
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Edwards is perhaps best known for his award-winning drama series ''Love My Way'' (2004–2007), developed and produced specifically for pay television with actor [[Claudia Karvan]] and written with [[Jacquelin Perske]], which won eight [[Australian Film Institute Awards|AFI Awards]], six Logie Awards, and six ASTRA Awards. ''Love My Way'' was a tipping point for Australian TV not only in its bold portrayal of the complexities of contemporary adult life but its pioneering application of the [[HBO]] model of creating quality drama specifically for television. It won both the [[Australian Film Institute Awards|AFI Awards]] for Best Television Series three years running and the Silver [[Logie Award]] for Most Outstanding Drama Series three years running. |
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2008 saw the first season of the Channel 10 series ''Rush'' (produced with Mimi Butler), which eventually went to four seasons, and won the 2010 AFI Award for Best Television Drama Series. 2009 saw the launch of new pay television series [[Tangle (TV series)|''Tangle'']] (produced with Imogen Banks) (Showcase) which went to three seasons and the shooting of ''Spirited'' (W), the latter again collaborating with [[Claudia Karvan]] and Jacquelin Perske. |
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Edwards has also produced a number of miniseries and telemovies including the Golden Globe nominated miniseries ''On the Beach'' (Showtime USA/Seven Network); ''Marking Time'' (ABC), winner of a record 7 AFI awards, the NSW Premier's Literary Award, AWGIE Award and others; ''Do or Die'' (Seven Network, BskyB); ''Children of the Dragon'' (ABC and BBC1); ''Tracy'' (Nine Network); six telemovies in the ''Cody'' series (Seven Network) and telemovie pilots for ''Police Rescue'', ''The Secret Life of Us'', ''Hard Knox'' (the only Australian-initiated pilot to be picked up by a US major studio, New Line), ''Fireflies'' and ''Offspring'' (also produced with Imogen Banks) (series 1–4). More recently he produced ''Beaconsfield'' for the Nine Network and ''Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo'' for the ABC, becoming their highest rating drama for many years. |
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In 2012, Edwards produced the new AFI Award-winning series ''Puberty Blues'' (also produced with Imogen Banks) for Network Ten, and the AFI and Logie Award-winning mini-series ''Howzat! Kerry Packer's War'' (produced with Mimi Butler) for the Nine Network. ''Puberty Blues'' was the winner of the 2nd AACTA Award for Best Television Drama Series, whilst ''Howzat! Kerry Packer's War'' was the recipient of the 2nd AACTA Award for Best Telefeature or Miniseries, the Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Miniseries or Telemovie, and Silver Logie for Most Popular Miniseries or Telemovie. |
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In 2013, Edwards produced the fourth and fifth series of ''Offspring'', as well as the second series of ''Puberty Blues'' (both with Imogen Banks), for Network Ten. He also produced the television mini-series, ''Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch Story'' for the Nine Network with [[Jodi Matterson]], which won several acting AACTA and Logie awards. |
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In 2014, Edwards produced ''Gallipoli'' (with Imogen Banks and Robert Connolly), for the Nine Network, as well as the Asher Keddie and Rodger Corser series, ''Party Tricks'' (with Imogen Banks), for Network Ten. |
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In 2015, Edwards produced ''The Beautiful Lie'' (with Imogen Banks), for the ABC. And in 2016, John joined forces with Village Roadshow to form [http://www.roadshowroughdiamond.com/ ROADSHOW ROUGH DIAMOND], along with his son, former ITV Studios and Endemol executive, Dan Edwards. |
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In 2017, John and Dan Edwards produced ''[[Romper Stomper (TV series)|Romper Stomper]]'' for Stan, in 2018, ''[[Australian Gangster]]'' for Channel Seven, in 2019, ''[[Les Norton (TV series)|Les Norton]]'' for [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC]], and in 2023, ''Year Of'' for Stan. Together with [[Claudia Karvan]] and Kelsey Munro, they've produced three series of ''[[Bump (Australian TV series)|Bump]]'' for Stan (2020-). |
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Edwards was granted an honorary master's degree from the Australian Film Television and Radio School in December 2011, gave the 2015 Hector Crawford Address at the Annual SPAA Conference, and was appointed a member of the Order of Australia in January 2017. |
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==Partial filmography (as producer)== |
==Partial filmography (as producer)== |
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*"Plum" (2024) |
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*"Human Error" (2023) |
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*''Year Of'' (2023-) |
*''Year Of'' (2023-) |
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*''Bump'' (2020-) |
*''Bump'' (2020-2024) |
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*''Les Norton'' (2019) |
*''Les Norton'' (2019) |
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*''Australian Gangster'' (2018) |
*''Australian Gangster'' (2018) |
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*''[[Marking Time]]'' (2003) |
*''[[Marking Time]]'' (2003) |
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*''[[The Secret Life of Us]]'' (2001–2005) |
*''[[The Secret Life of Us]]'' (2001–2005) |
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*''[[Do or Die (miniseries)|Do or Die |
*''[[Do or Die (miniseries)|Do or Die]]'' (2001) |
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*''On the Beach'' (2000) |
*''On the Beach'' (2000) |
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*''[[Big Sky (Australian TV series)|Big Sky]]'' (1997–1999) |
*''[[Big Sky (Australian TV series)|Big Sky]]'' (1997–1999) |
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*''I Own the Racecourse'' (1986) |
*''I Own the Racecourse'' (1986) |
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*''The Empty Beach'' (1985) |
*''The Empty Beach'' (1985) |
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==Honours and awards== |
==Honours and awards== |
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In 2017, Edwards was appointed a [[Order of Australia|Member of the Order of Australia]] for significant service to the broadcast media industry as a television producer, and as a role model and mentor.<ref name=AM.gen.div.A-L>{{cite web |url=http://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/honours/ad/ad2017/slkh83xzcb/AM%20Final%20Media%20Notes%20(A-L)2.pdf |title=Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia (A-L) |work=2017 Australia Day Honours List |publisher=[[Governor-General of Australia|Office of the Governor-General of Australia]] |date=26 January 2017 |accessdate=26 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321173101/http://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/honours/ad/ad2017/slkh83xzcb/AM%20Final%20Media%20Notes%20(A-L)2.pdf |archive-date=21 March 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
In 2017, Edwards was appointed a [[Order of Australia|Member of the Order of Australia]] for significant service to the broadcast media industry as a television producer, and as a role model and mentor.<ref name=AM.gen.div.A-L>{{cite web |url=http://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/honours/ad/ad2017/slkh83xzcb/AM%20Final%20Media%20Notes%20(A-L)2.pdf |title=Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia (A-L) |work=2017 Australia Day Honours List |publisher=[[Governor-General of Australia|Office of the Governor-General of Australia]] |date=26 January 2017 |accessdate=26 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321173101/http://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/honours/ad/ad2017/slkh83xzcb/AM%20Final%20Media%20Notes%20(A-L)2.pdf |archive-date=21 March 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:Australian television producers]] |
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[[Category:Australian schoolteachers]] |
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[[Category:People educated at Sydney Church of England Grammar School]] |
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[[Category:Members of the Order of Australia]] |
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| Born | Robert John Edwards[1] 4 March 1953 |
| Occupation | Television producer |
Robert John Edwards AM (born 4 March 1953) is an Australian television drama producer.
His series credits include Year Of (Stan), Bump (Australian TV series) (Stan), Les Norton (ABC), Party Tricks, Puberty Blues, Offspring, Rush (Network Ten), Love My Way, Tangle, Dangerous (Foxtel), The Secret Life of Us (Network Ten, Channel 4 UK), Police Rescue (ABC, BBC), The Surgeon (Network Ten), Fireflies (ABC), Big Sky (Network Ten) and Stringer (ABC).
His mini-series include Plum (ABC), Human Error (Nine Network), Australian Gangster (Channel Seven), Romper Stomper (2017) (Stan), Blue Murder: Killer Cop (Channel Seven), The Beautiful Lie (ABC), Gallipoli, Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch Story, Howzat! Kerry Packer's War (Nine Network), Paper Giants: Birth of Cleo (ABC), Marking Time (ABC), On The Beach (Seven Network, Showtime USA), Do or Die (Network Seven, BSkyB) and Cyclone Tracy (Nine Network).
His telemovies include Beaconsfield (Nine Network), six Cody telemovies (Network Seven), pilots for Police Rescue, The Secret Life of Us, Hard Knox (New Line), Fireflies and the children's telemovie I Own The Racecourse (Network Seven).
In all, John Edwards' productions have won 31 Logie Awards, 30 Australian Film Institute Awards, 11 AACTA Awards, four People's Choice Awards (Australia), eight ASTRA Awards and more than a dozen Australian craft awards. Furthermore, On The Beach is the first Australian production to have received Golden Globe Award nominations.
Partial filmography (as producer)
[edit]- "Plum" (2024)
- "Human Error" (2023)
- Year Of (2023-)
- Bump (2020-2024)
- Les Norton (2019)
- Australian Gangster (2018)
- Romper Stomper (2017)
- Blue Murder: Killer Cop (2017)
- The Beautiful Lie (2015)
- Gallipoli (2014–2015)
- Party Tricks (2014)
- Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch Story (2013)
- Puberty Blues (2012–2014)
- Howzat!: Kerry Packer's War (2012)
- Beaconsfield (2011)
- Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo (2011)
- Offspring (2010–2014)
- Spirited (2010–2011)
- Tangle (2009–2012)
- Rush (2008–2011)
- Out of the Blue (2008)
- Love My Way (2004–2007)
- Dangerous (2007)
- The Alice (2005–2006)
- The Surgeon (2005)
- Fireflies (2004)
- Marking Time (2003)
- The Secret Life of Us (2001–2005)
- Do or Die (2001)
- On the Beach (2000)
- Big Sky (1997–1999)
- Cody (6 telemovies, 1994–6)
- Police Rescue (1991–1996)
- Children of the Dragon (1991)
- Wendy Cracked a Walnut (1990)
- Stringer (1988)
- Cyclone Tracy (1986)
- I Own the Racecourse (1986)
- The Empty Beach (1985)
Honours and awards
[edit]In 2011, Edwards was conferred an Honorary master's degree by the Australian Film Television and Radio School.
In 2015, Edwards gave the Hector Crawford Address at the Annual SPAA Conference.[citation needed]
In 2017, Edwards was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to the broadcast media industry as a television producer, and as a role model and mentor.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia (A-L)" (PDF). 2017 Australia Day Honours List. Office of the Governor-General of Australia. 26 January 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
