Anthony Ellis is a Welsh-Australian writer and executive best known for his work in television. He was a script assistant and writer during the early years on ''

Home and Away ''Home and Away'' (often abbreviated as ''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip ...

''. He was Channel Nine's Network Script Executive for a number of years. He helped develop ''

Packed to the Rafters ''Packed to the Rafters'' was an Australian family-oriented comedy drama television program which premiered on the Seven Network on Tuesday 26 August 2008 at 8:30 pm. The show continued on Tuesdays in this timeslot for its entire run. The d ...

'', which he script produced for a number of years. He is currently Head of Scripted Content for Fremantle Media Australia.

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'' - writer, script assistant, story editor *''

Family and Friends ''Family and Friends'' is a short-lived Australia, Australian television soap opera which debuted on 7 February 1990.Albert Moran, ''Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series'', AFTRS 1993 p 169 The series was intended to be the Nine Network's res ...

'' (1990) - script editor *''

The Miraculous Mellops ''The Miraculous Mellops'' is an Australian sci-fi/comedy television series, created by Karl Zwicky and Margarita Tassone and produced by Film Australia and Millennium Pictures in association with the Network Ten. Aimed at children, the first ...

'' (1991) - writer *'' The Adventures of Skippy'' (1992) - writer *''

Ship to Shore ''Ship to Shore'' is an Australian children's television series devised by David Rapsey and written by Glenda Hambly, John Rapsey, Mary Morris, Everett de Roche, Ysabelle Dean, Jon Stephens and others. The program was shown on the ABC and Chan ...

'' (1994) - writer *'' Mirror, Mirror'' (1995) - script editor, story editor, writer *'' Snowy River: The McGregor Saga'' (1996) - writer *'' Water Rats'' (1996) - writer *''

Blue Heelers ''Blue Heelers'' is an Australian police drama series that was produced by Southern Star Group and ran for 12 years on the Seven Network, from 1994 to 2006. Although based around the policing of the town, the series generally depicted the ever ...

'' (1996–97) - writer *'' Big Sky'' (1997) - writer *'' All Saints'' - writer *''

Always Greener ''Always Greener'' was an Australian television drama/ comedy series that aired on the Seven Network which followed the fortunes of two families, one from the city and the other from the country, when they decide to switch homes and start a new ...

'' (2001–03) - writer *''

McLeod's Daughters ''McLeod's Daughters'' is an Australian drama television series created by Posie Graeme-Evans and Caroline Stanton for the Nine Network, which aired from 8 August 2001, to 31 January 2009, lasting eight seasons. It stars Lisa Chappell and Brid ...

'' - writer, story consultant, network script executive *'' The Eggs'' (2004) - network script executive *''

Mortified ''Mortified'' is an Australian children's television series, co-produced by the Australian Children's Television Foundation and Enjoy Entertainment for the Nine Network Australia. The series premiered on 30 June 2006 and ended on 9 May 2007 wi ...

'' (2006–07) - network script executive *''

The Sleepover Club ''The Sleepover Club'' is a series of children's books by authors Rose Impey, Narinder Dhami, Lorna Read , Fiona Cummings, Louis Catt, Sue Mongredien (aka Lucy Diamond), Angie Bates, Ginny Deals, Harriet Castor and Jana Novotny Hunter. It has al ...

'' (2006–07) - network script executive *''

Lockie Leonard Lockie Leonard is a fictional character and the protagonist of a trilogy of young adult novels by Australian by the author Tim Winton. Character Lockie Leonard is a 12-year-old who moves to Angelus, a fictional, small coastal town in the so ...

'' (2007) - network script executive *''

'' - co-developed by, writer, script producer, script editor

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