Great Southern Television founder and owner Phil Smith on The Casketeers, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? and other hit shows

Phil Smith knew that as soon as he met Francis and Kaiora Tipene, he had two massive talents waiting to be unveiled on the small screen.

But it took almost a year for the founder and owner of Great Southern Television to convince a couple of people at TVNZ that his instincts for the pair – and a new show, to be called The Casketeers – were picture perfect.

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