Spin Doctors
New Zealand 2001
Role: Andrew Couch. The ruthless and unethical representative of the Australian company which owns 51% of the company. His job is to watch over Giles O'Connor, the boss and to control everything.
Run: 2001 - 2003, 4 seasons with each 7 episodes of 30 minutes, TV One. Mark was to be seen in the first three seasons.
Producer: Tony Holden
Writer: James Griffin, Roger Hall
Production Companies: Comedia Pictures/ New Zealand On Air
Other Actors: John Leigh (Kevin Handy), John Summer (Giles O'Connor), Patrick Wilson (Roy Bayliss), Kayte Ferguson (Hineroa), Elizabeth Hawthorne (Liz Brasch), Michelle Langstone (Melissa Swann), Louise Wallace (Louise)
Info: Spin Doctors told the story of a Public Relations company, O'Connor and Associates, dealing with current events in New Zealand. Description from
Comedia.co.nz: "Spin Doctors was a topical, satirical,comedy drama set in a fictional public relations company that dealt with real people and issues of the day. The show was written, shot and transmitted in a 4 day period. Each half hour took place in one day and revolved around a group o 6 characters, following a comedy drama narrative structure with multiple storylines resolved within each episode." Spin Doctors won two television awards, the 2002 TV Guide Television Awards for the Best Comedy Programme and the 2003 New Zealand Film Award for Best Comedy Programme and Best Script/Comedy.
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