Chris Thomson 1945 1 July 2015 was a New Zealander director and producer While still in his 20s Chris Thomson was given command of a number of landmark New Zealand TV dramas including genrehopping colonial tale The Killing of Kane and The Alpha Plan 1969 Aotearoas first dramatic TV series After time working for the BBC he moved to Australia and began a busy career as a director including credits on high profile miniseries 1915 and Waterfront