Ted Emery

Ted Emery is an Australian film and television director and producer.

Ted Emery served in the Royal Australian Navy during the Vietnam War. After returning to Australia, he joined the ABC in Melbourne, Australia, and in time became a director and producer for the weekly ABC music program, Countdown.

He continued to work as an assistant director at the ABC on such programs as Power Without Glory, before moving into directing comedy series. He has worked consistently as a director, writer and producer of a number of Australian comedy television series and films, including Fast Forward, Full Frontal and Kath and Kim.

Emery was featured in the Molly Meldrum television series, Molly, where his work as a director on Countdown was dramatised. Emery is credited with having helped to save many of the old reels of film of Countdown, from being taped over.

Emery moved to Queensland in 2008, and retired from film work by 2015.

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