Lunch with TV producer Ian Collie: Jack Irish, the return of Rake and his fears for Oz film

By Paul Kalina
Updated February 6 2016 - 12:08am, first published February 5 2016 - 11:45pm
Television producer Ian Collie at Movida. Photo: Jesse Marlow
Television producer Ian Collie at Movida. Photo: Jesse Marlow
Spiced chicken escabeche tapa on crisp crouton at Movida. Photo: Jesse Marlow
Spiced chicken escabeche tapa on crisp crouton at Movida. Photo: Jesse Marlow
Ian Collie says it's harder to make quality feature films in Australia now. Photo: Jesse Marlow
Ian Collie says it's harder to make quality feature films in Australia now. Photo: Jesse Marlow
Pan-fried rock flathead with basque green sauce, peas and baby clams at Movida. Photo: Jesse Marlow
Pan-fried rock flathead with basque green sauce, peas and baby clams at Movida. Photo: Jesse Marlow

Ian Collie remembers his first credit as a TV producer. It was a half-hour documentary on the Chunky Move company performing an experimental dance piece titled Just Add Water.