A short children's adventure program, which (according to Moran, in his Guide to Australian TV Series) 'concentrated in a pleasant, innocent fashion on a group of children who created their own make-believe town, taking on such jobs as firefighter, police officer and so on'.
The program was the first Australian production for New Zealand-born Roger Mirams, who had arrived in Australia in 1956 to work as a cameraman for the Olympic Games. After this series, Mirams, in Moran's words, 'became an active force in the industry, especially children's drama, over the next 30 years'.
Funny Things Happen Down Under
( dir. Joe McCormick
)
Melbourne
:
Pacific Film Productions
,
1965
7878227
1965
single work
film/TV
Funny Things Happen Down Under is 'a musical in colour, based on a group of Australian children who accidentally discover a method of turning sheep's wool into different colours.'
Source:
'Australian Films on Show in Britain', Canberra Times, 5 August 1965, p.24.
