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Film Details
- Australian Children's Television Foundation; Revcom Television; ABC Television,1988
Producers:
Patricia Edgar (as executive producer). Individual episodes were produced by Margot McDonald, Jill Robb, Antonia Barnard, Tony Llewellyn-Jones, and Jane Ballantyne
Production Companies:
Australian Children's Television Foundation
Revcom Television
Cast:
Including Justine Clarke, Lyndel Rowe, Damien Walters, John Waters, Michele Fawdon, Clayton Williamson, Lynette Curran, Kate McDonald, Alan Cassell, Alexis Anthopoulos, Con Laras, Ken James, and Francis Bell
Notes:
According to Moran, in his Guide to Australian TV Series, 'Touch the Sun was one of the very best series produced by the Australian Children's Television Foundation. It was also one of the most expensive, costing $7.5 million to produce with the stories and location set in every state of the country'.
