Shark in the Park
| Shark in the Park | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Crime Drama |
| Created by | Greame Tetley[1] |
| Written by |
Duncan Holland Charlie Strachan Simon Morris Donna Malane Liddy Holloway Fran Walsh |
| Directed by |
Peter Barrett Lex Van Os Steve La Hood Yvonne Mackay Keith Hunter Dan McKirdy |
| Country of origin | New Zealand |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Dave Gibson |
| Producer(s) | Ruth Franks |
| Editor(s) | Annie Collins |
| Location(s) | Wellington |
| Running time | 1 hr. |
| Production company(s) | The Gibson Group |
| Release | |
| First shown in | 1989 |
| Original release | 1989 – 1992 |
Shark in the Park was a New Zealand television drama series. A police procedural, it revolved around the professional and private lives of a group of officers at a Wellington police station under the command of Inspector Brian "Sharky" Finn. The title came from the informal code term used by officers to indicate that the Inspector was about and they should "look busy".
The series ran for three series in 1989, 1990, and 1992, totalling about 45 episodes. Many of the cast had regular roles in the series and several became well known throughout New Zealand as a result of the series. The show also featured many well-known actors in guest roles, among them Lucy Lawless, Michael Hurst, Temuera Morrison and Karl Urban.
The series was produced by the Gibson Group and broadcast by TV One – it has since been repeated on TVNZ 6. Writers for the show included Fran Walsh, later to become well-known through her association with Peter Jackson and her work on films such as the Lord of the Rings films.
Recurring cast
- Jeffrey Thomas as Inspector Brian Finn
- David Geary as Gerald
- Jon Pheloung as Nifty
- Des Stephens as ?
- Grant Tilly as Inspector Englebretsen
- William Kircher as BP
- Rima Te Wiata as Jacko
- Geoffrey Heath as Roger Blackman
- John Wraight as Smudge
- Joanna Briant as Wally
- Nathaniel Lees as Barker
- Russell Smith as Bernie
- Robert Pollock as Dingo
- K. J. Wilson as Sergeant Jesson
- Darren Young as Om
- Brett Bailey as UB1 (Uniform Branch 1)