Shark in the Park

Shark in the Park
GenrePolice procedural
Created byGraeme Tetley[1]
Written byDuncan Holland
Charlie Strachan
Simon Morris
Donna Malane
Liddy Holloway
Fran Walsh
Directed byPeter Barrett
Lex Van Os
Steve La Hood
Yvonne Mackay
Keith Hunter
Dan McKirdy
Starring
ComposerPeter Blake
Country of originNew Zealand
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes38 (list of episodes)
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Production
Executive producerDave Gibson (series 2–3)
ProducerRuth Franks
CinematographyWayne Vinten
Editors
  • Allan Honey
  • Geoff Conway
  • Annie Collins
  • Michael Bennett
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkTelevision One
Release5 April 1989 (1989-04-05) –
18 December 1991 (1991-12-18)
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Shark in the Park is a New Zealand 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 from 1989–92, totalling 38 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 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 Television 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 trilogy.

  1. ^ "Graeme Tetley". Nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 1 January 2022.