Peter Hepworth, son of Oriel Gray and John Hepworth, began writing for the screen in 1968 with Bellbird. According to his agnecy, he had well over 250 hours of produced drama and comedy to his credit by the end of his career.
Over the next four decades, he wrote for a wide variety of Australian television programs, including The Bluestone Boys, Cop Shop, Skyways, Holiday Island, The Sullivans, Zoo Family, The Flying Doctors, The Henderson Kids, Saturdee, Kelly, Ocean Girl, Sky Trackers, The Adventures of the Bush Patrol, State Coroner, Good Guys, Bad Guys, Chuck Finn, and Li'l Horrors.
He also wrote the script for the film Hammers Over the Anvil, based on the stories of Alan Marshall.
Hepworth was the creator or co-creator of a number of television programs, including series two of The Henderson Kids, the two ABC series House Rules and Inside Running, and, according to his agency, programs called Small Tales of Nowhere and Eye Wonder (which are not yet traced).
As a story editor, he worked on Ocean Girl, the spoof soap opera Shark Bay, Good Guys, Bad Guys, Chuck Finn, Li'l Horrors, and Stingers.
As a script editor, he worked on the feature film Muggers (written by R. B. Taylor and directed by Dean Murphy) and The Flying Doctors.
Hepworth began acting in his early teens, and during the 1960s and early 1970s worked on a number of Crawford Productions series, including Homicide, Division Four, and Ryan, as well as appearing in the ABC's 1965 production of Macbeth. His last known role was as Andrew in the 1974 science-fiction television series Alpha Scorpio.
Further Reference
Diana Mann, 'Young Actor in New Role'. The Age, 10 May 1966, p.11.