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Film Details - Australian Children's Television Foundation , 1992-1996

Producers:

Patricia Edgar (executive producer). Susie Campbell, Peter Clarke, Patricia Edgar, Margot McDonald, and Rob Pemberton (producers).

Production Companies:

Australian Children's Television Foundation.

Director of Photography:

Craig Barden and Jaems Grant.

Editors:

Ralph Strasser.

Music:

Paul Grabowsky, Chris Neal, and Yuri Worontschak.

Cast:

Aku Bielicki (Aku Jordan), Madeleine Blackwell (Jenny Burke), Luke Carroll (Paul Jordan), Paul Cheyne (Nipper Burke), Jared Daperis (Ralph Garcia), Alan Fletcher (Harry Stinson), Julie Forsyth (Lotis), Petru Gheorghiu (Ricardo Garcia), Mark Mitchell (Mr Fish), Louise Le Nay (Stella Stinson), Robert Peschel (Max Garcia), Heber Yerien (Turbo Garcia), and Irini Pappas (Teresa Garcia).

Release Dates:

8 May 1992.

Awards:

  • AFI Award, Best Children’s Television Drama, 1992.

Notes:

Script supervisor: Jeff Peck.
Script editors: Robert Greenberg, Jim Howes, Neil Luxmoore, Christine Madafferi, Vicki Volkoff, and Liz Grant.

List of episodes (series one):
1.1 A Load of Old Rubbish: Part 1 (Jeff Peck, Rick Maier, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, Paul, Jennings, and Steve J. Spears)
1.2 A Load of Old Rubbish: Part 2 (Jeff Peck, Rick Maier, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, Paul, Jennings, and Steve J. Spears)
1.3 Destroy: Part 1 (Jeff Peck, Glenda Hambly, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, and Jan Sardi)
1.4 Destroy: Part 2 (Jeff Peck, Glenda Hambly, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, and Jan Sardi)
1.5 Which One? Part 1 (Jeff Peck, Shane Brennan, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, and Paul Jennings)
1.6 Which One? Part 2 (Jeff Peck, Shane Brennan, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, and Paul Jennings)
1.7 That's Not Fair: Part 1 (Jeff Peck, Rock Maier, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, and John Hepworth)
1.8 That's Not Fair: Part 2 (Jeff Peck, Rock Maier, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, and John Hepworth)
1.9 Because It Feels Good: Part 1 (Jeff Peck, Anne Brooksbank, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, and Bruce Currie)
1.10 Because It Feels Good: Part 2 (Jeff Peck, Anne Brooksbank, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, and Bruce Currie)
1.11 Into the Unknown: Part 1 (Jeff Peck, Roger Dunn, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, and Narelle McRobbie)
1.12 Into the Unknown: Part 2 (Jeff Peck, Roger Dunn, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, and Narelle McRobbie)
1.13 Once I Grew: Part 1 (Jeff Peck, Neil Luxmoore, Moya Sayer-Jones, Ross Noble, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, and Jutta Goetze)
1.14 Once I Grew: Part 2 (Jeff Peck, Neil Luxmoore, Moya Sayer-Jones, Ross Noble, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, and Jutta Goetze)
1.15 Something Tells Me: Part 1 (Jeff Peck, Tony CavanaughBob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Watts, Gath Boomer, and Paul Jennings)
1.16 Something Tells Me: Part 2 (Jeff Peck, Tony CavanaughBob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Watts, Gath Boomer, and Paul Jennings)
1.17 The Wheel Turns: Part 1 (Jeff Peck, Rick Maier, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, and Penny Robenstone-Harris)
1.18 The Wheel Turns: Part 2 (Jeff Peck, Rick Maier, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, and Penny Robenstone-Harris)
1.19 Out of Order: Part 1 (Jeff Peck, Roger Dunn, Pamela Rushby, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, and Bruce Currie)
1.20 Out of Order: Part 2 (Jeff Peck, Roger Dunn, Pamela Rushby, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, and Bruce Currie)
1.21 Above and Beyond: Part 1 (Jeff Peck, Sue Giles, Ian Pidd, Christine Madafferi, Robert Greenberg, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, and Pamela Rushby)
1.22 Above and Beyond: Part 2 (Jeff Peck, Sue Giles, Ian Pidd, Christine Madafferi, Robert Greenberg, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, and Pamela Rushby)
1.23 I Can! Part 1 (Jeff Peck, Anne Brooksbank, Christine Madafferi, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, and John Hepworth)
1.24 I Can! Part 2 (Jeff Peck, Anne Brooksbank, Christine Madafferi, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, and John Hepworth)
1.25 Remember: Part 1 (Jeff Peck, Rob Quantock, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, and Paul Jennings)
1.26 Remember: Part 2 (Jeff Peck, Rob Quantock, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, and Paul Jennings)
1.27 Clash: Part 1 (Jeff Peck, Graham Hartley, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, and John Hepworth)
1.28 Clash: Part 2 (Jeff Peck, Graham Hartley, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, and John Hepworth)
1.29 For Sale: Part 1 (Jeff Peck, Sue Hore, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, and Pamela Rushby)
1.30 For Sale: Part 2 (Jeff Peck, Sue Hore, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, and Pamela Rushby)
1.31 Face: Part 1 (Jeff Peck, Barbara Gliddon, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, and Paul Jennings)
1.32 Face: Part 2 (Jeff Peck, Barbara Gliddon, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, and Paul Jennings)
1.33 Going Under: Part 1 (Jeff Peck, Neil Luxmoore, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, Stephen Measday, and Josephone Barcelon)
1.34 Going Under: Part 2 (Jeff Peck, Neil Luxmoore, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, Stephen Measday, and Josephone Barcelon)
1.35 Illusion is All: Part 1 (Jeff Peck, Sue Giles, Ian Pidd, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, and Jeremy Parker)
1.36 Illusion is All: Part 2 (Jeff Peck, Sue Giles, Ian Pidd, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, and Jeremy Parker)
1.37 Beneath the Skin: Part 1 (Jeff Peck, Sure Hore, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, and Peter Viska)
1.38 Beneath the Skin: Part 2 (Jeff Peck, Sure Hore, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, and Peter Viska)
1.39 Real Friends: Part 1 (Jeff Peck, Pamela Rushby, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, and Terry Denton)
1.40 Real Friends: Part 2 (Jeff Peck, Pamela Rushby, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, and Terry Denton)
1.41 Lost: Part 1 (Leon Saunders and Jeff Peck)
1.42 Lost: Part 2 (Leon Saunders and Jeff Peck)
1.43 Funday: Part 1 (Jeff Peck, John Misto, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, and Mac Gudgeon)
1.44 Funday: Part 2 (Jeff Peck, John Misto, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, and Mac Gudgeon)
1.45 No Entry: Part 1 (Jennifer Hill, Jeff Peck, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, and Judy Zavos)
1.46 No Entry: Part 2 (Jennifer Hill, Jeff Peck, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, and Judy Zavos)
1.47 Wanting: Part 1 (Jeff Peck, Maureen McCarthy, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer Mark A. Eady)
1.48 Wanting: Part 2 (Jeff Peck, Maureen McCarthy, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer Mark A. Eady)
1.49 Threads: Part 1 (Jeff Peck, Sally Irwin, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, and Penny Robenstone-Harris)
1.50 Threads: Part 2 (Jeff Peck, Sally Irwin, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, and Penny Robenstone-Harris)
1.51 All Together Now: Part 1 (Jeff Peck, Neil Luxmoore, Paul J. Hogan, Joceylin Moorhouse, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, and Terry Denton)
1.52 All Together Now: Part 2 (Jeff Peck, Neil Luxmoore, Paul J. Hogan, Joceylin Moorhouse, Bob Ellis, Tony Watts, Nancy Black, Garth Boomer, and Terry Denton)

List of episodes (series two):
2.1 Brand New: Part 1 (Robert Greenberg, Ray Boseley, Christine Madafferi, Cameron Clarke, Peter Viska, and Terry Denton)
2.2 Brand New: Part 2(Robert Greenberg, Ray Boseley, Christine Madafferi, Cameron Clarke, Peter Viska, and Terry Denton)
2.3 Under Pressure: Part 1 (Christine Madafferi, Ray Boseley, Cameron Clarke, Maurice Giacomini, and Penny Robenstone-Harris)
2.4 Under Pressure: Part 2 (Christine Madafferi, Ray Boseley, Cameron Clarke, Maurice Giacomini, and Penny Robenstone-Harris)
2.5 What's Missing: Part 1 (Sue Hore, Ray Boseley, Christine Madafferi, and Cameron Clarke)
2.6 What's Missing: Part 2 (Sue Hore, Ray Boseley, Christine Madafferi, and Cameron Clarke)
2.7 My World: Part 1 (Christine Madafferi, Ray Boseley, Cameron Clarke, Mark Trounce, and Jo Wilkie)
2.8 My World: Part 2 (Christine Madafferi, Ray Boseley, Cameron Clarke, Mark Trounce, and Jo Wilkie)
2.9 Would I Lie: Part 1 (Ray Boseley, Christine Madafferi, Cameron Clarke, Chris Anastassiades, and Mandy Hampson)
2.10 Would I Lie: Part 2 (Ray Boseley, Christine Madafferi, Cameron Clarke, Chris Anastassiades, and Mandy Hampson)
2.11 Give and Take: Part 1 (John Harding, Cameron Clarke, Ray Boseley, Christine Madafferi, and Julian Wigley)
2.12 Give and Take: Part 2 (John Harding, Cameron Clarke, Ray Boseley, Christine Madafferi, and Julian Wigley)
2.13 Far Out: Part 1 (Cameron Clarke, Ray Boseley, Christine Madafferi, and Paul Nichola)
2.14 Far Out: Part 2 (Cameron Clarke, Ray Boseley, Christine Madafferi, and Paul Nichola)
2.15 Out of this World: Part 1 (Cameron Clarke, Ray Bosely, Anne Joliffe, and Christine Madafferi)
2.16 Out of this World: Part 2 (Cameron Clarke, Ray Bosely, Anne Joliffe, and Christine Madafferi)
2.17 Shape I'm In: Part 1 (Elizabeth Coleman, Ray Boseley, Christine Madafferi, Cameron Clarke, and Anthony Lucas)
2.18 Shape I'm In: Part 2 (Elizabeth Coleman, Ray Boseley, Christine Madafferi, Cameron Clarke, and Anthony Lucas)
2.19 Heroes: Part 1 (Penny Robenstone-Harris, Ray Boseley, Christine Madafferi, and Cameron Clarke)
2.20 Heroes: Part 2 (Penny Robenstone-Harris, Ray Boseley, Christine Madafferi, and Cameron Clarke)
2.21 In Your Shoes: Part 1 (Christine Madafferi, Ray Boseley, Cameron Clarke, and Penny Robenstone-Harris)
2.22 In Your Shoes: Part 2 (Christine Madafferi, Ray Boseley, Cameron Clarke, and Penny Robenstone-Harris)
2.23 Not Alone: Part 1 (Ray Boseley, Christine Madafferi, Cameron Clarke, and Sue Edgar)
2.24 Not Alone: Part 2 (Ray Boseley, Christine Madafferi, Cameron Clarke, and Sue Edgar)
2.25 From Where I Stand: Part 1 (Ray Boseley, Christine Madafferi, and Cameron Clarke)
2.26 From Where I Stand: Part 2 (Ray Boseley, Christine Madafferi, and Cameron Clarke)

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