caption birth_place name birth_date image article_title birth_name occupation
john edwards in 2009 . manly , sydney , australia john edwards 4 march 1953 john_edwards_producer . jpg john edwards -lrb- producer -rrb-
 john edwards television producer
john edwards -lrb- producer -rrb-

john edwards -lrb- born 4 march 1953 -rrb- is a prolific television drama producer .
his series credits include `` party tricks '' , `` puberty blues '' -lrb- network ten -rrb- , `` offspring '' , `` rush '' -lrb- network ten -rrb- , `` love my way '' -lrb- foxtel -rrb- , `` the secret life of us '' -lrb- network ten , channel 4 uk -rrb- , `` police rescue '' -lrb- abc , bbc -rrb- , `` the surgeon '' -lrb- network ten -rrb- , `` fireflies '' -lrb- abc -rrb- , `` big sky '' -lrb- network ten -rrb- and `` stringer '' -lrb- abc -rrb- .
his mini-series include `` power games : the packer-murdoch story '' , `` howzat : kerry packer 's war '' -lrb- nine network -rrb- , `` paper giants : the birth of cleo '' -lrb- abc -rrb- , `` marking time '' -lrb- abc -rrb- , on the beach -lrb- seven network , showtime usa -rrb- , `` do or die '' -lrb- network seven , bskyb -rrb- and `` cyclone tracy '' -lrb- nine network -rrb- .
he is currently producing a new mini-series , `` gallipoli '' for the nine network .
his telemovies include `` beaconsfield '' -lrb- nine network -rrb- , six `` cody '' telemovies -lrb- network seven -rrb- , pilots for `` police rescue '' , `` the secret life of us '' , `` hard knox '' -lrb- new line -rrb- , `` fireflies '' and the children 's telemovie `` i own the racecourse '' -lrb- network seven -rrb- .
in all , john edwards ' productions have won 29 logie awards , 30 australian film institute awards , nine aacta awards , four people 's choice awards -lrb- australia -rrb- , eight astra awards and more than a dozen australian craft awards .
furthermore , `` on the beach '' is the only australian production to have received two golden globe award nominations .
