Quick Facts
Biography
Craig Graham is an Australian producer of television shows such as RPA, Once Upon a Time in Cabramatta, The Great Outdoors, Border Security, Zumbo, and Contract Killers
Career
Graham got his first break in television as a Researcher on Money. In 2001, Graham produced the The Great Outdoors (2001–2003) for the Seven Network. The Great Outdoors was a presenter-driven lifestyle series about the best places to visit in Australia and overseas. In 2002, Graham collaborated with Dr Harry Cooper and wrote The Possum Thief, a fictional picture book for young children published by Pan MacMillan Australia. Graham's book led to the trilogy – The Adventures of Dr Harry and Scarlet.
In 2004, Graham produced Border Security, watching the drama of people passing through the international customs zones at Sydney and Melbourne airports. He wanted to highlight the experience of asylum-seekers or refugees but, after nine months of filming, no suitable story arose.
Over the ensuing five years, Graham produced shows, including Crime and Justice, Fire 000, Customs with Vince Colosimo and RPA.
In 2009, the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) commissioned Fredbird Entertainment, Graham's independent production company, to produce Zumbo, an Australian observational documentary series about master patissier Adriano Zumbo. More recently, Fredbird Entertainment and Northern Pictures co-produced Once Upon a Time in Cabramatta for SBS. The first episode attracted 620,000 viewers.
Graham produced the mini-series Once Upon a Time in Cabramatta, broadcast in January 2012, which described the turbulent story of a multicultural Sydney suburb. The Age described Graham as a "gifted storyteller" whose treatment of the subject was "pitch-perfect, the ideal blend of exposition and witness accounts". In October 2012 Once Upon A Time in Cabramatta was nominationed for the 2012 Walkley awards for Excellence in Journalism.
Filmography
| Year | Show | Episode | Broadcaster | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Once Upon A Time in Cabramatta | Series | SBS | Concept and Co-Executive Producer |
| 2011 | Contract Killers | Special | Foxtel | Creator and Executive Producer |
| 2010 | Zumbo | Series | SBS | Creator and Executive Producer |
| 2009 | Customs with Vince Colosimo | Series 1 | CHANNEL 9 | Executive Producer |
| 2008 | Fire 000 | Series | CHANNEL 9 | Executive Producer |
| 2007 | The Code: Crime and Justice | Series | CHANNEL 9 | Creator and Executive Producer |
| 2006 | RPA | Series 14 | CHANNEL 9 | Executive Producer |
| 2006 | In the Line of Fire | Series | CHANNEL 9 | Network Executive Producer |
| 2005 | RPA | Series 13 | CHANNEL 9 | Executive Producer |
| 2005 | Missing Persons Unit | Series 1 | CHANNEL 9 | Network Executive Producer |
| 2004 | Border Security | Series 1 & 2 | CHANNEL 7 | Series Producer |
| 2003 | The Great Outdoors | Series | CHANNEL 7 | Series Producer |
| 2002 | The Great Outdoors | Series | CHANNEL 7 | Series Producer |
| 2001 | The Great Outdoors | Series | CHANNEL 7 | Series Producer |
| 2001 | Live Auction Special | Special | CHANNEL 7 | Supervising Producer |
| 2001 | Baby Animals | Special | CHANNEL 7 | Supervising Producer |
| 2001 | Great Christmas Ideas | Series 1 | CHANNEL 7 | Series Producer |
| 2000 | Great Winter Ideas | Series 1 | CHANNEL 7 | Series Producer |
| 2000 | Great Spring Ideas | Series 1 & 2 | CHANNEL 7 | Series Producer |
| 2000 | Great Summer Ideas | Series 1 & 2 | CHANNEL 7 | Series Producer |
Publications
- 2002 | Graham, Craig | The Possum Thief | Pan Macmillan Australia
- 2004 | Graham, Craig | The Pig Circus | Pan Macmillan Australia
- 2006 | Graham, Craig | The Amazing Adventures of Dr Harry and Scarlet: Fly, Shadow, Fly!