Maddigan's Quest
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| Maddigan's Quest | |
|---|---|
| Format | Science fiction, Fantasy |
| Created by | Margaret Mahy Gavin Strawhan Rachel Lang |
| Starring | Rose McIver Jordan Metcalfe Zac Fox Peter Daube Michael Hurst Danielle Cormack Timothy Balme Rawiri Pene Rachel House Olivia Tennet Hori Ahipene |
| Country of origin |  New Zealand |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Simon Bennett |
| Running time | 30 Minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBBC TV3 |
| Original run | January 26, 2006 – February 16, 2006 |
Maddigan's Quest was a fantasy-based television series set in a post-apocalyptic future. It was based on an original concept by Margaret Mahy and was developed for television by Gavin Strawhan and Rachel Lang. The show originally screened on CBBC in the UK, and was also aired on TV3 in New Zealand, Family Room HD from Voom Networks HD (USA) and Nine Network (Australia) in early 2006.
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[edit] Storyline
Early in the 22nd century, the world underwent a vast and rapid change. The tectonic plates of the Earth began to shift and rapidly changed the face of the planet. Since then, the events of this time have grown to be known as the time of the Great Shift or the Great Chaos- and have become myth and legend. As a result of these events, the population of Earth severely dropped and little remained of the old ways. While some forms of old technology exist, the ways of man have receded. Slavery is not uncommon, bandits roam the highways.
Maddigan’s Quest follows the circus troupe ‘Maddigan’s Fantasia’, who come from the city of Solis. Each year, the Fantasia leave Solis to perform and earn a living, but this year is different: they have been set the task of obtaining a new Solar Converter to replace the existing converter–the only power source in Solis–which is failing. At the centre of this quest is 14-year-old Garland, the final member of the Maddigan family line.
During the Fantasia's journey, two boys and their baby sister appear from the future. But while the younger brother, Eden, seems to be a blessing to the performers with his illusionary skills, his older brother Timon is hiding a dark secret which threatens the Fantasia, their mission, and the future of Solis itself.
[edit] Cast
| Role | Actor |
|---|---|
| Garland | Rose McIver |
| Timon | Jordan Metcalfe |
| Eden | Zac Fox |
| Ozul | Peter Daube |
| Maska | Michael Hurst |
| Maddie | Danielle Cormack |
| Yves | Timothy Balme |
| Boomer | Rawiri Pene |
| Goneril | Rachel House |
| Lilith | Olivia Tennet |
| Tane | Hori Ahipene |
| Silver Girl | Fleur Saville |
| Byrna | Bronwyn Baker |
| Nye | Ben Cooper |
| Ferdy | Jack Campbell |
| Bannister | Mark Nua |
[edit] Episodes
| Episode # | Title | Original Airdate | Guest Stars |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.01 | "Road Rats" | January 26, 2006 | Tara Okan; Lee Tuson |
| 1.02 | "Hillfolk" | January 30, 2006 | Shane Cortese; Tandi Wright; Geraldine Brophy |
| 1.03 | "Gramth" | January 31, 2006 | Florence Hartigan; Patrick Wilson |
| 1.04 | "Witch-Finder" | February 1, 2006 | Alison Bruce; Catherine Waller |
| 1.05 | "Greentown" | February 2, 2006 | Paul Barrett; Andrea Kelland; Kate Louise Elliott; Lucy Schmidt |
| 1.06 | "Plague" | February 6, 2006 | |
| 1.07 | "Newton" | February 7, 2006 | Milo Cawthorne; Roy Ward; Michaela Rooney |
| 1.08 | "Tunnellers" | February 8, 2006 | Kelly Johnson; Sara Wiseman |
| 1.09 | "Off the Map" | February 9, 2006 | Charlie Haskell; Elliot Lawless; Ilona Rodgers |
| 1.10 | "Birdboys" | February 13, 2006 | Tom Hern |
| 1.11 | "Pilgrim's Vantage" | February 14, 2006 | |
| 1.12 | "Laketown" | February 15, 2006 | |
| 1.13 | "Solis" | February 16, 2006 | Owen Black |
[edit] DVD releases
| Season | Ep # | Release Date | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 3 | Region 4 | ||||
| 1 | 13 | NA | August 7, 2006 | NA | December 7, 2006 | ||
[edit] Awards
At the Air New Zealand Screen Awards on August 1, 2007, Maddigan's Quest won four awards:
- Best Children's Programme
- Contribution to design (Tracey Collins — Costume Designer)
- Original Music (Victoria Kelly)
- Contribution to Sound Design (Carl Smith, Rodney Larsen and Steve Finnegan)
It also won the Best Dramatic Presentation — Long Form Award at the 2007 Sir Julius Vogel Awards for New Zealand science fiction and fantasy.
[edit] Tie-ins
Maddigan's Fantasia, re-released under the title Maddigan's Quest, is a novel written by Margaret Mahy as a tie-in for the BBC show Maddigan's Quest (based on her concept).[1]
The circus troupe Maddigan's Fantasia are on a mission to get a new solar converter from Newton for their hometown Solis. But on the way there, the Fantasia meet two strange boys, Timon and Eden. They are from the future and have come to help the Fantasia change history: in their timeline, when the Fantasia did not get back to Solis in time, the council gave up on them and took a new path, a radiation path. Timon and Eden's parents were killed because an evil monster called the Nennog rules Solis in the future and their parents tried to work out a way to change the past. They created a time slider, but they were killed for it, so Timon and Eden did the job for them and then they saved the Fantasia and Solis was saved.
[edit] References
- ^ "HarperCollins New Zealand". Harpercollins.co.nz. 2006-01-20. http://www.harpercollins.co.nz/fmi/xsl/nz/book_details.xsl?isbn13=9781869506025. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
[edit] External links
- Official website; requires flash
- Maddigan's Quest at TV.com
- Maddigan's Quest at the Internet Movie Database
