Colin Eggleston

Australian writer & director

Colin Eggleston
Born	Colin Richard Francis Eggleston^[1] 23 September 1941 Melbourne, Australia
Died	10 August 2002 (aged 60) Geneva, Switzerland
Occupation(s)	Director, producer, screenwriter

Colin Richard Francis Eggleston (/ˈɛɡəlstən/; 23 September 1941, Melbourne – 10 August 2002, Geneva) was an Australian writer and director of TV and films. He began his career making police dramas for Crawford Productions.^[2]

Select credits

A Day in the Life of Robin Beckett (1963) (Short Film)
Doctor Who (1967) (TV series)
Homicide (TV series)
Ryan (1969) (TV series)
The Long Arm (1970) (TV series)
Matlock Police (1973–74) (TV series)
Division 4 (1974) (TV series)
The Box (1974) (TV series) – writer
The Bluestone Boys (1976) (TV series) – writer
Bluey (1976) (TV series) – writer of the episodes "The Whole of Life"^[3] and "The Changeling"^[4]
Fantasm Comes Again (1977)
Chopper Squad (1977) (TV series)
Long Weekend (1978)
Nightmares (1980) – producer
Bellamy (1981) (TV series)
Airhawk (1981) – producer
The Little Feller (1982)
Innocent Prey (1983)
Sky Pirates (1986)
Body Business (1986) (TV movie)
Cassandra (1987)
Outback Vampires (1987)

Unmade films

Academy (announced 1983) – a film about a secret academy of killers^[5]

References

^ "Colin Eggleston".
^ David Stratton, "Colin Eggleston", Variety, 19 August 2002 accessed 12 September 2012
^ The Whole of Life at AustLit
^ The Changeling at AustLit
^ "Production Survey", Cinema Papers, May–June 1983 p147