John Banas

John Banas

John Banas is a New Zealander writer, director, actor and teacher who has, for over forty years, worked extensively in New Zealand, Australia and the United States. He began as an actor, writer and director in Kiwi theatre during the 1970s, Banas increasingly focused on dramatic writing for television from the 80s on. After relocating to Australia, he established himself as a prolific TV screenwriter with a string of iconic shows, including Blue Heelers and City Homicide. His many New Zealand scripts include Bombshell and award-winning telemovies Siege and How to Murder Your Wife.

  • Title: John Banas
  • Popularity: 2.421
  • Known For: Writing
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  • Place of Birth: Wellington, New Zealand
  • Homepage: https://www.jjprods.website/
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John Banas Movies

  • 1983
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    Strata

    Strata

    3 1983 HD

    The story means to develop through an uncovering of layers - strata. As writer Krumbachova stated: "With nature as a prison, an impassable barrier...

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  • 1982
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    Warlords of the 21st Century

    Warlords of the 21st Century

    4.6 1982 HD

    It's the 21st century, the Oil Wars have made a mess of the planet and the land outside major cities is lawless. After Hunter comes to the aid of...

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  • 1982
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    Bad Blood

    Bad Blood

    6.8 1982 HD

    During World War 2, a farmer in New Zealand murders seven people. The police, along with local Maori trackers, hunt him in the bush country.

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  • 1974
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    Phone

    Phone

    1 1974 HD

    A primer on proper phone manners produced for the New Zealand Post Office.

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  • 2012
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    Siege

    Siege

    5.8 2012 HD

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  • 2021
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    Love Knots

    Love Knots

    6.1 2021 HD

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  • 2012
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    Safe House

    Safe House

    6 2012 HD

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  • 2015
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    How to Murder Your Wife

    How to Murder Your Wife

    6.8 2015 HD

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  • 2015
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    Venus and Mars

    Venus and Mars

    1 2015 HD

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  • 2015
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    The Monster of Mangatiti

    The Monster of Mangatiti

    6.1 2015 HD

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  • 2016
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    Bombshell

    Bombshell

    4.5 2016 HD

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  • 2023
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    The Red Shoes: Next Step

    The Red Shoes: Next Step

    6.5 2023 HD

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  • 2017
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    Resolve

    Resolve

    8 2017 HD

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  • 2024
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    The Lost Boys of Dilworth

    The Lost Boys of Dilworth

    1 2024 HD

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  • 2022
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    Destination Love

    Destination Love

    5.1 2022 HD

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  • 2019
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    Ablaze

    Ablaze

    1 2019 HD

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  • 2016
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    Pike River

    Pike River

    1 2016 HD

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  • 2018
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    In a Flash

    In a Flash

    1 2018 HD

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  • 2020
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    Toke

    Toke

    1 2020 HD

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  • 1989
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    E Street

    E Street

    7.2 1989 HD

    An Australian television soap opera, set in a tough fictional inner-city district called Westside. The stories revolve around the local community...

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  • 1987
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    Rafferty's Rules

    Rafferty's Rules

    6 1987 HD

    Rafferty's Rules was an Australian television drama series which ran from 1987 to 1990 on the Seven Network. Rafferty's Rules was one of the first...

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  • 1970
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    Rafferty's Rules

    Rafferty's Rules

    6.7 1970 HD

    Water Rats is an Australian TV police procedural broadcast on the Nine Network from 1996 to 2001.

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  • 1970
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    Rafferty's Rules

    Rafferty's Rules

    7.2 1970 HD

    When Jo Tiegan is given an oval-shaped mirror, as a gift, by the elderly owner of an antique shop, she is amazed to see another girl's image in the...

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  • 1970
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    Rafferty's Rules

    Rafferty's Rules

    1 1970 HD

    After a family member is murdered, con woman Silvia decides to get even by robbing the crime boss behind the hit. But things go awry, and she has to...

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  • 1970
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    Rafferty's Rules

    Rafferty's Rules

    7 1970 HD

    Underbelly NZ: Land of the Long Green Cloud is a six-part New Zealand television mini-series. The series originally aired from 17 August 2011 to 21...

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  • 1970
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    Rafferty's Rules

    Rafferty's Rules

    0.5 1970 HD

    Based on the life of Emma Eliza Coe, known as the "Queen of the South Seas", whose strength and cunning staved off the colonial struggle involving...

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  • 1970
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    Rafferty's Rules

    Rafferty's Rules

    7.5 1970 HD

    Warm, funny and moving, Tricky Business looks at the lengths people go to get themselves out of trouble - financial trouble, emotional trouble,...

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  • 1970
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    Rafferty's Rules

    Rafferty's Rules

    1 1970 HD

    Two families - De Lutrelles and McFarlanes. They both live in the same house, but 130 years apart in time. De Lutrelle's: father Gervaise, mother...

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  • 1970
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    Rafferty's Rules

    Rafferty's Rules

    7.7 1970 HD

    Headland is an Australian drama television series produced by the Seven Network which ran from 15 November 2005 to 21 January 2006. The Seven Network...

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  • 1970
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    Rafferty's Rules

    Rafferty's Rules

    7.7 1970 HD

    Our lady sleuth sashays through the back lanes and jazz clubs of late 1920’s Melbourne, fighting injustice with her pearl handled pistol and...

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  • 1970
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    Rafferty's Rules

    Rafferty's Rules

    7.2 1970 HD

    An Australian television soap opera, set in a tough fictional inner-city district called Westside. The stories revolve around the local community...

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  • 1970
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    Rafferty's Rules

    Rafferty's Rules

    7.2 1970 HD

    An Australian television soap opera, set in a tough fictional inner-city district called Westside. The stories revolve around the local community...

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  • 1970
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    Rafferty's Rules

    Rafferty's Rules

    7.2 1970 HD

    An Australian television soap opera, set in a tough fictional inner-city district called Westside. The stories revolve around the local community...

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  • 1970
    imgS5 E36

    Rafferty's Rules

    Rafferty's Rules

    7.2 1970 HD

    An Australian television soap opera, set in a tough fictional inner-city district called Westside. The stories revolve around the local community...

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  • 1970
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    Rafferty's Rules

    Rafferty's Rules

    7.2 1970 HD

    An Australian television soap opera, set in a tough fictional inner-city district called Westside. The stories revolve around the local community...

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  • 1970
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    Rafferty's Rules

    Rafferty's Rules

    6.2 1970 HD

    Medical drama focusing on the working and personal lives of the doctors and nurses working on the front line of a busy inner city Emergency...

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  • 1970
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    Rafferty's Rules

    Rafferty's Rules

    1 1970 HD

    After a family member is murdered, con woman Silvia decides to get even by robbing the crime boss behind the hit. But things go awry, and she has to...

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  • 1970
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    Rafferty's Rules

    Rafferty's Rules

    5.3 1970 HD

    City Homicide follows a group of detectives in the Homicide department of Melbourne's Metropolitan Police Headquarters.

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