Mark Shirrefs Mark Shirrefs i(A28640 works by)
Born: Established: 1952 ;
Gender: Male
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1 form y separately published work icon The Bureau of Magical Things Mark Shirrefs , ( dir. Evan Clarry et. al. )agent Australia : Jonathan M. Shiff Productions Network Ten , 2018 10730108 2018 series - publisher film/TV children's fantasy

'Once upon a time the human world and the world of magic – called the fae world - existed in harmony. But as technology advanced, the fae world was pushed back. Faeries and other magical creatures became endangered species. Now someone wants to change that and restore magic to its rightful place - no matter the cost. Kyra and Peter must solve the mystery of who that enigmatic figure is and how they will achieve their goal. The investigation leads them to uncover secrets in both the human and fae worlds that no one could have imagined.'

Source: Screen Australia.

1 form y separately published work icon The New Adventures of Figaro Pho Tim Bain , Craig Behenna , Ray Boseley , Robert Greenberg , Bruce Griffiths , Charlotte Rose Hamlyn , Mark Shirrefs , Frank Verheggen , Dan Fill , ( dir. Luke Jurevicius ) Australia : Chocolate Liberation Front Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2015- 8952531 2015 series - publisher film/TV fantasy

A second series of the adventures of phobia-wracked Figaro Pho.

1 form y separately published work icon Jar Dwellers SOS Chris Anastassiades , Peter Viska , Cameron Clarke , Kevin Nemeth , Tania Lacy , Philip Dalkin , Greta Harrison , Matthew C. Vaughan , Mark Shirrefs , Stephanie Larrue , ( dir. Peter Viska ) Australia Canada Colombia : Viskatoons Jar Dwellers Production , 2014 7448947 2014 series - publisher film/TV children's science fiction

'Two siblings, Sophie and David, discover and release three amazing creatures from special science jars hand made by famous naturalist Albert Derwent . Ooble, Crunch and Barka are not ready for repatriation so Sophie , with the help of Derwent’s BigBook, introduces them to her Survival of Species program. They learn to avoid Professor Van Riceberger, his Jar Trackers and his assistant Chang. The creatures have no plans to return home. They are out and there is no going back.'

Source: Screen Australia.

1 form y separately published work icon Mako Mermaids Mako : Island of Secrets Michael Joshua , Max Dann , Chris Roache , Sam Carroll , Anthony Morris , Simon Butters , Justine Gillmer , Mark Shirrefs , Carine Chai , Gareth Calverley , Margaret Wilson , Chris Hawkshaw , ( dir. Grant Brown et. al. )agent Australia : Jonathan M. Shiff Productions , 2013-2014 6897015 2013 series - publisher film/TV young adult fantasy

'When fifteen year-old Zac goes camping on Mako Island, he has no idea his every move is being monitored by real-life mermaids Sirena, Nixie and Lyla, whose job it is to ward off trespassers. When he comes into contact with the magical waters of the Moon Pool on the night of a full moon, Zac is given a taste of Mako's powers, waking the next day to discover he has been granted fin-like feet and the power to control water…causing all sorts of trouble for Sirena, Nixie and Lyla.'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 10/1/2014)

1 form y separately published work icon The Adventures of Figaro Pho Mark Shirrefs , Matthew Phipps , Bruce Griffiths , Luke Jurevicius , ( dir. Luke Jurevicius ) 2012 Australia : ABC Television , 2012-2013 Z1913776 2012 series - publisher film/TV children's 'Everyone of us has got at least one irrational fear... in the case of Figaro Pho, he has them all.

'The Adventures of Figaro Pho is a series about a warm-hearted, adorable, quirky and mischievous character who just happens to be afflicted with every phobia imaginable. He's afraid of vampires, toilets, mad dogs, aliens, and being stared at by a duck!

'He's also petrified of being alone, and so Figaro has created a mechanical companion - a dog-like robot he calls Rivet.

'Figaro and Rivet live in a rundown Gothic-style mansion built precariously on a cliff above the small town of Cogville. Figaro's crumbling house is effectively a death trap containing thousands of things that he fears, and unfortunately the outside world is even more terrifying to poor Figaro.

'The outside world insists on knocking on Figaro's door, bringing all sorts of new characters and phobias into Figaro's life. On the odd occasion when Figaro finds the courage to venture down into the town, his phobias escalate even further. New faces and new places mean new fears!

Source: ABC3 website, http://www.abc.net.au/abc3/adventuresoffigaropho/
Sighted: 31/01/2013
1 2 form y separately published work icon Conspiracy 365 Michelle Offen , Kristen Dunphy , Michael Miller , Kris Wyld , Michael Brindley , Mark Shirrefs , Julie Lacy , Sam Carroll , Shanti Gudgeon , ( dir. Paul Goldman et. al. )agent 2012 Australia : Circa Entertainment , 2012 Z1828106 2012 series - publisher film/TV children's crime mystery

'Conspiracy 365 is the story of a year in the life of teenager Cal Ormond, who is forced to go on the run and become a fugitive as he searches for the truth behind a deadly family secret.'

Source: Australian Television Information Archive (Sighted: 5/4/2013)

1 form y separately published work icon Mal.com Kym Goldsworthy , Drew Proffitt , Tim Pye , Mark Shirrefs , Chris Hawkshaw , Dan Osborn , Vincenzo Perrella , Gina Roncoli , ( dir. David Swann et. al. )agent Australia : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2011 Z1844175 2011 series - publisher film/TV science fiction

When three homeless children discover that the country biggest television personality is actually a robot, they realise they can turn this to their advantage, promising to keep his secret in return for moving in with him and posing as his children.

1 form y separately published work icon Snake Tales Brendan Luno , Anthony Watt , Alix Beane , Sam Carroll , Doug MacLeod , Mark Shirrefs , Kris Mrksa , ( dir. Daniel Nettheim et. al. )agent Australia : Westside Film & Television Nine Network , 2009 Z1881830 2009 series - publisher film/TV young adult fantasy

Two girls from opposite sides of the world are forced to learn to live together on a snake farm in a remote and possibly mystical area of the Australian outback. Though superficially the program is a 'clash of cultures' narrative in which the British Skye and the Australian Tiger have to come to terms with one another and with their life on the snake farm, it incorporates such fantastic elements as the breeding of brand new species of snakes, snakes suddenly growing to enormous size, and teenage werewolves.

1 form y separately published work icon Scooter : Secret Agent Chris Anastassiades , John Armstrong , Annie Fox , Ray Boseley , Simon Butters , Sam Carroll , Philip Dalkin , Max Dann , Annette Moore , Kris Mrksa , Mark Shirrefs , John Thomson , Kevin Nemeth , ( dir. Richard Jasek et. al. )agent Australia : Jonathan M. Shiff Productions , 2005 Z1849191 2005 series - publisher film/TV children's young adult adventure science fiction

After stumbling on a secret super-computer, clumsy pizza delivery boy Scooter transforms himself into Secret Agent X-19, undertaking a double life of international intrigue.

The program draws its inspiration from straightforward spy films, such as the James Bond franchise, as well as their parodic counterparts, such as Get Smart, from which Scooter: Secret Agent draws its comedic tone. Simultaneously, the program makes extensive use of both stuntwork (including wire work) and special effects in order to provide Scooter with a a range of science-fiction gadgets.

1 1 form y separately published work icon The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello Mark Shirrefs , ( dir. Anthony Lucas ) Australia : 3D Films , 2004 Z1747677 2004 single work film/TV fantasy science fiction fantasy

'Set in a world of iron dirigibles and steam powered computers, this gothic horror mystery tells the story of Jasper Morello, a disgraced aerial navigator who flees his plague-ridden home on a desperate voyage to redeem himself.'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 6/9/2012)

1 form y separately published work icon Snobs Graeme Koetsveld , Kym Goldsworthy , Mark Shirrefs , John Armstrong , Chris Kunz , Neville Brown , Peter Gawler , David Phillips , Jennifer Mellet , Nick Wilson , Paul Leadon , ( dir. Ralph Strasser et. al. )agent Sydney : Southern Star Entertainment Nine Network , 2003-2004 7496777 2003 series - publisher film/TV children's

'Set in the picture-postcard community on Sydney's northern beaches, SNOBS is the story of unlikely friends - Abby, the daughter of a wealthy, middle class traditional family and Marian, a boy from a group of modern day nomads who have come to be known as Ferals - the arrival of whom upsets the peace of the community and is the catalyst for conflict, adventure and intrigue.'

Source: Screen Australia.

1 form y separately published work icon Pig's Breakfast Chris Anastassiades , Ray Boseley , Cameron Clarke , Kym Goldsworthy , Robert Greenberg , Geoff Kelso , John Lind , Kevin Nemeth , David Ogilvy , Mark Shirrefs , John Thomson , Steve J. Spears , Phil Thomson , Rhett Walton , Lynda Gibson , Holly Lyons , Clare Madsen , Meg Mappin , John Thomson , Chris Anastassiades , Mark Shirrefs , ( dir. Ralph Strasser et. al. )agent Sydney : Southern Star Entertainment Nine Network , 1999-2000 Z1854416 1999-2000 series - publisher film/TV humour children's science fiction

When Rodney and Jessica witness two aliens crash landing on Earth, they undertake to protect them by roping them into joining the world's most unsuccessful children's television program, Kid's Breakfast (nicknamed Pig's Breakfast). Disguised as characters on the program, Grob and Meeba (and their pilot Queegle) are forbidden to reveal their real identities: the media believe them to be eccentric actors who prefer to stay in character (and costume). But the situation is complicated by the fact that the crashed spaceship was a school bus, and Grob and Meeba, although genuine aliens, are also genuine teenagers.

1 form y separately published work icon High Flyers Mark Shirrefs , Anne Brooksbank , Chris Phillips , David Ogilvy , ( dir. Kevin James Dobson et. al. )agent Australia : Southern Star Entertainment , 1999 7448735 1999 series - publisher film/TV children's

'High Flyers traces the lives of a group of ordinary kids, sharing their disappointments and triumphs as they discover their collective talents in an extraordinary children's circus. When Luke and Phoebe move to the country, first impressions of their new home aren't encouraging. New school, no friends, in the middle of nowhere — who needs it? But when they discover it has its own circus for kids, the dramas, adventures, relationships and backflips unfold.'

Source: Australian Television Information Archive. (Sighted: 6/6/2014)

1 Land of the Dragon Mark Shirrefs , John Thomson , Jill Wayment , 1997 single work novel young adult science fiction
— Appears in: Spellbinder 2 1997;
1 Lost Between Two Worlds Mark Shirrefs , John Thomson , Jill Wayment , 1997 single work novel young adult science fiction
— Appears in: Spellbinder 2 1997;
1 y separately published work icon Spellbinder 2 Mark Shirrefs , John Thomson , Jill Wayment , Sydney : Hodder Headline , 1997 Z192850 1997 selected work novel young adult science fiction Kathy and Ashka are taken to parallel world - the Land of the Dragon Lord, which is ruled by Sun, a spoilt 10 year old and an ancient computer.
1 form y separately published work icon Spellbinder II : Land of the Dragon Lord Mark Shirrefs , John Thomson , ( dir. Noel Price ) Australia Poland China : Australian Children's Television Foundation Telewizja Polska Shanghai Film Studios , 1997 Z1845798 1997 series - publisher film/TV children's fantasy young adult

Spellbinder II: Land of the Dragon Lord is something of a sequel to the earlier Spellbinder, also written by Mark Shirrefs and John Thomson. However, the only recurring characters are Spellbinder's antagonist Ashka and her offsider.

In this series, teenager Kathy Morgan is, like Paul in the original series, pulled into a different world: however, where Paul is pulled into an alternative Europe in which the Industrial Revolution never happened, Kathy is pulled into an alternative China (the land of the Dragon Lord), in which the empire is controlled by advanced technology. She finds enemies not only in the land of the Dragon Lord, but also in Ashka's world (the original world of the Spellbinders).

Spellbinder II was the last major collaboration (thus far) between Mark Shirrefs and John Thomson, who had previously collaborated on such important Australian science-fiction and fantasy children's television programs as The Girl from Tomorrow, The Girl from Tomorrow Part II, and Spellbinder.

1 1 y separately published work icon Riana's World Spellbinder: Riana's World Mark Shirrefs , John Thomson , Sydney : Hodder Headline , 1995 Z192752 1995 single work novel young adult science fiction
1 1 y separately published work icon Paul's World Spellbinder: Paul's World Mark Shirrefs , John Thomson , Sydney : Hodder Headline , 1995 Z192651 1995 single work novel young adult science fiction
1 2 y separately published work icon Spellbinder Mark Shirrefs , John Thomson , Sydney : Hodder Headline , 1995 Z192547 1995 selected work novel young adult science fiction
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