Peter Jackson's visit to the Hutt Valley set of Worzel Gummidge, where Fran Walsh happened to be working at the time, provided him with his first exposure to professional film production.
Because NZ was then becoming a cheap production environment with first-world film skills. John Pertwee also moonlighted as Dr Who back then in a TV ad for Telecom.
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Peter Jackson's visit to the Hutt Valley set of Worzel Gummidge, where Fran Walsh happened to be working at the time, provided him with his first exposure to professional film production.
Worzel Gummidge Down Under - however did that come about??
Because NZ was then becoming a cheap production environment with first-world film skills. John Pertwee also moonlighted as Dr Who back then in a TV ad for Telecom.
I remember Pertwee as the Time Lord.
NZ, a cheap production environment!
Colour me surprised!
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