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Title screen for The Terrific Adventures of the Terrible Ten (screen cap)
form y separately published work icon The Terrific Adventures of the Terrible Ten series - publisher   film/TV   children's   adventure  
Alternative title: The Adventures of the Terrible Ten
Issue Details: First known date: 1960... 1960 The Terrific Adventures of the Terrible Ten
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

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'.

Notes

  • Moran gives the program title as The Adventures of the Terrible Ten, but the title sequence lists the title as The Terrific Adventures of the Terrible Ten.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Pacific Film Productions , 1960 .
      person or book cover
      Title screen for The Terrific Adventures of the Terrible Ten (screen cap)
      Extent: 50x6min. episodesp.
      Description: Produced on film; black-and-white
      Note/s:
      • Moran notes that a small, unidentified number of episodes were produced in colour. See also note on variable length of episodes in different broadcasts.

Awards

1960 winner Australian Film Institute Awards Best Children's Television Drama Special Certificate for TV Children's Film
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