Like the later series Barrier Reef, Adventures of the Seaspray emphasised the ship and her environment in the opening credits, at the expense of the actors (screen cap)
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Film Details
- Pacific Film Productions; ABC Television,1967
Producers:
Roger Mirams.
Production Companies:
Pacific Films Productions, in partnership with Screen Gems (an American production and distribution company, a subsidiary of Columbia Pictures).
Director of Photography:
Dennis Trewin.
Editors:
Lindsay Parker, Ray Daley, Russell Hurley, and E. McQueen-Mason.
Music:
Eric Gross and John Egginton.
Cast:
Including Walter Brown (Captain Dan Wells), Susan Haworth (Sue), Gary Gray (Mike), Rodney Pearlman (Noah), and Leoni Lesinawai (Willyum).
Release Dates:
According to Moran, 20 March 1967.
Location:
Filmed entirely on location in the South Pacific. The closing credits thank the Fiji Military Forces, Fiji Police Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force, and Royal Australian Navy.
Notes:
Script editor: Bill Strutton.
List of episodes: 1. Mutiny on the Seaspray (author unknown). 2. Voyage into Danger (David Seidler). 3. Survival (Bill Strutton). 4. Battle of Copra Island (David Seidler). 5. Stalemate (William Manville). 6. Trapped (John Pinkney). 7. The Power of Davu (David Seidler). 8. The Hostages (Bill Strutton). 9. The Hunt (David Seidler). 10. Smuggled Cargo (David Seidler). 11. The Switch (Eddie Davis). 12. The Haunted Island (Robert Mansfield). 13. The Loaded Cocanut (John Sherman). 14. Bareknuckle Bay (Colin Free). 15. The Fugitive (Bill Strutton). 16. Monster of Tauro (Bill Strutton). 17. Treasure of Ruala (Bill Strutton). 18. Cave of Death (John Warwick). 19. The Surfers (William Manville). 20. Three Mile Limit (Robert Mansfield). 21. Evil Spirit (William Manville). 22. Sky Spy (William Manville). 23. The Death Dancers (Bill Strutton). 24. Rain of Death (David Seidler and Bill Strutton). 25. Deadly Magic (William Manville). 26. Dangerous Waters (Eddie Davis and Bill Strutton). 27. Shipwrecked (William Manville). 28. The Black Sapphire (Bill Strutton). 29. A Strange Charter (Robert Mansfield). 30. The Dangerous Trek (Robert Mansfield). 31. A Deadly Game (Robet Mansfield). 32. Doublecross (Robert Mansfield). 33. Forgotten Island (Bill Strutton).
