
Peter Bland was born on May 12, 1934 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England as Peter Gordon Bland. He emigrated to New Zealand at the age of 20 and graduated from the Victoria University of Wellington. He worked as a radio producer for the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation. He became closely associated with the Wellington Group which included James K. Baxter and Louis Johnson. He worked in theatre, as co-founder and artistic director of Downstage Theatre from 1964–68. He returned to Britain in 1970 for a short time but now lives in Auckland, New Zealand.

Minder
TV • 1979

Terry and June
TV • 1979

Murder Most Horrid
TV • 1991

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
TV • 1984

Cribb
TV • 1980

The Fosters
TV • 1976

The Old Curiosity Shop
TV • 1979

Shillingbury Tales
TV • 1981

Lazarus and Dingwall
TV • 1991

Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
MOVIE • 1981

Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!
MOVIE • 1973

Queen City Rocker
MOVIE • 1986

In Possession
MOVIE • 1984

Savage Play
MOVIE • 1995

Dangerous Orphans
MOVIE • 1985

Came a Hot Friday
MOVIE • 1985