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Alan Hardy (producer)

Alan Hardy is an Australian writer and producer, who has worked extensively in television.[1]

Alan Hardy
Occupation
  • Writer
  • producer
LanguageEnglish
ChildrenMarieke Hardy
RelativesFrank Hardy (father)
Mary Hardy (aunt)

Early life

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Hardy is the son of novelist and writer Frank Hardy and stenographer Rosslyn Phyllis Couper, who married on 27 May 1940 at St Patrick's Cathedral in Melbourne. He has two sisters, Frances Hardy and Shirley Hardy-Rix, the latter a writer and the 2018 Koroit Irish Festival ambassador.

Career

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Hardy got his start in acting in the 1960s, with a 1962 stage production of Sandhog for Sydney's New Theatre, also attending the 1962 Youth Festival in Helsinki that year. He continued to work in theatre, with performances in The Wall and The Marriage (both 1963), The World of Sholem Aleichem and Androcles and the Lion (1964) and A Penny for a Song (1965), You've Never Had It So Good (1966), On Stage Vietnam and Pirates at the Barn (both 1967). He also acted on stage at the Wayside Chapel.[2]

In the 1970s, Hardy went on to act on television, with series including Rush (1974), Homicide, Tandarra (1976), Bluey (1976) and Cop Shop (1977) as well as the 1976 television adaption of his father Frank Hardy's classic 1950 novel Power Without Glory. He also appeared in films including The Great MacArthy (1975), Mad Dog Morgan (1976), Blue Fire Lady (1977) and The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978).[1][3]

Hardy then moved into television production, starting out as producer on Crawford’s 1983 miniseries, All the Rivers Run, followed by children's drama series The Henderson Kids (1985; 1987), both of which he also acted in. He also produced House Rules (1988). He produced a second series of All the Rivers Run in the 1990s, before joining Grundy’s to produce ABC series Embassy, winning him his first Australian Film Institute Award.[1][4]

He then partnered with Pino Amenta and Philip Dalkin, producing sitcoms including All Together Now (1991-1993), The Bob Morrison Show (1994) and Us and Them (1995). He also produced children's series The Wayne Manifesto (1996-1997), based on the David McRobbie novel.[1] In 1997, the series saw him nominated three times in category for Best Episode in a Long Running Television Drama Series at the Australian Film Institute Awards, winning for the episode "Amy Pastrami Day".[5]

In 1999, Hardy produced the crime drama TV movie Witch Hunt[1] and played the role of Reverend Polson in American fantasy miniseries Journey to the Center of the Earth[1] alongside Treat Williams, Jeremy London and Bryan Brown.

Hardy's production credits extended into the following decade, beginning with ABC soap opera Something in the Air from 2000 to 2002.[1] He was a triple nominee for Best Episode in a Long Running Television Drama Series at the 2001 Australian Film Institute Awards, winning for the episode "That One Defining Moment".[6]

He was then a producer and script editor on Marshall Law in 2002 as well as producing and contributing scripts for children's series Fergus McPhail in 2004.[1] The latter saw him nominated for a 2004 AFI Award for Best Children’s Television Drama.[7] He subsequently contributed scripts to long-running soap opera Home and Away from 2007 to 2009, and was script editor and story producer for police procedural series City Homicide from 2009 to 2011.[1]

Hardy continued acting throughout his production work, with his last two appearances being Laid and City Homicide in 2011.[1]

Awards

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Year Work Award Category Result Ref.
1984All the Rivers RunLogie AwardsBest SeriesNominated[8]
1991Embassy (Season 2, Episode 1: "A Human Dimension")Australian Film Institute AwardsBest Episode in a Television Drama Series or SerialWon[1][4]
1992All Together NowLogie AwardsMost Popular Light Entertainment ProgramNominated[1]
1997The Wayne Manifesto (Episode 20: "Amy Pastrami Day")Australian Film Institute AwardsBest Children's Television DramaWon[1][5]
The Wayne Manifesto (Episode 11: "Junk")Australian Film Institute AwardsBest Children's Television DramaNominated[5]
The Wayne Manifesto (Episode 5: "Pizza")Australian Film Institute AwardsBest Children's Television DramaNominated[5]
2001Something in the Air (Episode 224: "That One Defining Moment")Australian Film Institute AwardsBest Episode in a Long Running Television Drama SeriesWon[1][6]
Something in the Air (Episode 227: "Into Thy Hands")Australian Film Institute AwardsBest Episode in a Long Running Television Drama SeriesNominated[1][6]
Something in the Air (Episode 244: "Living In The Past")Australian Film Institute AwardsBest Episode in a Long Running Television Drama SeriesNominated[1][6]
2004Fergus McPhailAustralian Film Institute AwardsBest Children’s Television DramaNominated[1][7]

Personal life

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Hardy is married to fellow writer, producer and editor Galia Hardy.[9][10] Their daughter is writer, producer, presenter and former actress Marieke Hardy,[11] who they raised in the Melbourne suburbs of Hawthorn East and Richmond.[12]

Hardy's aunt was Logie Award-winning comedian and presenter Mary Hardy.[13]

Credits

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As producer / writer

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Year Title Role Notes
1977The BoxWriter5 episodes
1977–1978The SullivansScript editor33 episodes
1978Associate producer4 episodes
1983All the Rivers RunProducer8 episodes
1985The Henderson KidsProducer24 episodes
1987The Henderson Kids IIProducer24 episodes
1988House RulesProducer
1990All the Rivers Run IIStory development / Producer4 episodes
EmbassyProducer1 episode
1992I Live with Me DadPost-production producerTV movie
1991–1993All Together NowStory consultant / Producer101 episodes
1992–1993Writer4 episodes
1994The Bob Morrison ShowCo-creator / Story consultant / Producer26 episodes
1995Us and ThemProducer / Co-creator13 episodes
1996–1997The Wayne ManifestoProducer26 episodes
1999Witch HuntProducerTV movie
2000Eugenie Sandler P.I.Script editor1 episode
2000–2002Something in the AirWriter / Producer318 episodes
2002Marshall LawProducer17 episodes
Script editor
2004Fergus McPhailProducer26 episodes
2005–2006HeadLandScript producer/ Story editor47 episodes
2008–2009Home and AwayWriter4 episodes
2009–2010City HomicideHead of script department / Script editor34 episodes
2010–2011Script producer22 episodes
2011KnifeProducerShort film
2013NeighboursProducer3 episodes

As actor

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1975The Great MacArthyDrive-in Attendant
1976Mad Dog MorganBob
1977Raw DealHusband at Dance (uncredited)
Blue Fire LadyRodeo Man #2
1978The Chant of Jimmie BlacksmithCarmichael
1982Duet for FourHotel Manager

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1973Division 4Weirdo1 episode
1973; 1974Matlock PoliceHillbilly 2 / George Parker2 episodes
1974RushHayes1 episode
1975HomicideSteve1 episode
1976TandarraCecil1 episode
Power Without GloryJim TraceyMiniseries, 3 episodes
BlueyBill Owens1 episode
1977The SullivansJournalist / Andy9 episodes
1977–1981Cop ShopErrol Simms / Des Farley / Streaker3 episodes
1980Young RamsayConstable Don Barren1 episode
Lawson's MatesJim Bentley1 episode
1981The Homicide SquadMurray CarterTV movie
1983All the Rivers RunReverend PolsonMiniseries, 3 episodes
1985The Henderson KidsMorrison4 episodes
1999Journey to the Center of the EarthReverend PolsonMiniseries, 2 episodes
2011LaidZach's Dad1 episode
City HomicidePeter Falldner1 episode

Theatre

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1962SandhogWaterside Workers' Federation Hall with New Theatre, Sydney[14][15]
1963The WallNew Theatre, Sydney[14][15]
The MarriageNew Theatre, Sydney[14][15]
1964The World of Sholem AleichemNew Theatre, Sydney[14][15]
Androcles and the LionRoman patricianNew Theatre, Sydney[14]
1965The Ballad of Angel’s AlleyNew Theatre, Sydney[15]
A Penny for a SongBreezeNew Theatre, Sydney[14][15]
My Life with an Interval for AsprinIndependent Theatre, Sydney[15]
1966You’ve Never Had It So GoodNew Theatre, Sydney[14][15]
The Sport of My Mad MotherWayside Theatre, Sydney with The Group Theatre[15]
1967On Stage VietnamNew Theatre, Sydney[14][15]
1967Pirates at the BarnNew Theatre, Sydney[14]
1971–1972The Incredible Mind-Blowing Trial of Jack SmithPresbyterian Ladies’ College, Melbourne & Traralgon with Theatre in Education[15]
1978Alice in WonderlandPilgrim Puppet Theatre, Hawthorn[15]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Alan Hardy". AustLit. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Person – Alan Hardy". newtheatrehistory.org.au. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Alan Hardy". backtothebay.net. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  4. 1 2 "AACTA Awards | Winners & Nominees | 1991". aacta.org. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "AACTA Awards | Winners & Nominees | 1997". aacta.org. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "AACTA Awards | Winners & Nominees | 2001". aacta.org. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  7. 1 2 "AACTA Awards | Winners & Nominees | 2004". aacta.org. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "All the Rivers Run (1983)". Australian Screen. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Galia Hardy". backtothebay.net. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  10. ↑ Sullivan, Jayne (7 October 2009). "Why Marieke's the natural choice for our first m-book". The Age. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  11. ↑ Lonnbord, Harriet (14 September 2010). "Marieke and Alan Hardy". ABC Conversation Hour. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  12. ↑ Doreian, Robyn (17 August 2019). "Marieke Hardy: 'I am a very romantic person'". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  13. ↑ Knox, David (6 February 2008). "Mary Hardy, the tragic clown". TV Tonight. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Person – Alan Hardy". New Theatre. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Alan Hardy". AusStage. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
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