Ted Emery is an Australian film and television director and producer. Ted Emery served in the

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during the

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. After returning to Australia, he joined the

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, Australia, and in time became a director and producer for the weekly ABC music program, ''

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''. 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 ''

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'', '' Full Frontal'' and '' Kath and Kim''.

Credits

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 master videotapes of ''Countdown'', including the first episode that was broadcast in colour. A large number of master videotapes recorded at the ABC between 1974 and 1978 were later erased and recycled during a management-initiated "economy drive" at the ABC, an action which Meldrum later criticised and said was "unforgivable". Emery moved to Queensland in 2008, and retired from film work by 2015.

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