Jock Blair

Jock Blair (died May 2020) was an Australian television screenwriter, producer, director and production executive.

He began in the industry as Graham Kennedy’s assistant on In Melbourne Tonight and stayed for five years. He then became a writer, and wrote scripts for the TV show Homicide. He was producer of The Box and later produced The Sullivans, Bluey and Skyways. In the 1980s he worked as head of production for the South Australian Film Corporation.

In the 1990s he produced series such as Paradise Beach, and worked as a production executive at Screen Queensland.

Filmography Producer This is a table of producer credits, where serving as Executive Producer (EP) is noted Title Year Role The Box (TV series) 1974-1976 (47 episodes) Producer . Executive Producer The Bluestone Boys (TV series) 1976 Producer The Sullivans (TV series) 1977-1978 (137 episodes) Producer The John Sullivan Story (TV movie, spin-off of the above;) 1979 Executive Producer Skyways 1979-1980 Executive Producer Sara Dane (TV miniseries) 1982 (8 episodes) Producer Under Capricorn (TV miniseries) 1983 (2 episodes) Producer The Fire in the Stone (TV movie) 1984 Executive Producer Run Chrissie Run! 1984 Executive Producer Robbery Under Arms (TV movie) 1985 Producer Playing Beatie Bow 1986 Producer The Shiralee (TV miniseries) 1987 (2 Episodes) Executive Producer Grim Pickings 1989 (2 episodes) Executive producer Shadows of the Heart (TV miniseries) 1990 (2 episodes) Golden Fiddles (TV miniseries) 1991 (2 episodes) Paradise Beach (TV series) 1993-1994 (254 episodes) Producer Snowy River: The McGregor Saga (TV series) 1994-1996 Producer The Violent Earth (TV miniseries) 1998 (3 episodes) Producer Tribe (TV miniseries) 1999 (4 episodes) Producer