Falcon Island (TV series)
| Falcon Island | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Joan Ambrose |
| Written by | Joan Ambrose |
| Directed by | Peter Maxwell David Rapsey |
| Starring | Alan Cassell Bevan Lee |
| Composer | Greg Schultz |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Paul Barron |
| Producers | Judith West Paul Barron |
| Cinematography | Kevan Lind |
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| Original release | |
| Network | National Nine Network |
| Release | 20 February 1981 |
Falcon Island is a 1981 Australian children's television series set in Western Australia which screened on the Nine Network.[1] The series also aired in the United Kingdom on the ITV network in 1984, and was repeated on Channel 4 in 1986.
Plot[edit]
Paul, Jocko and Kathy are three children who try to protect the wreck of a Dutch galleon, the Golden Falcon, against smugglers and sandminers.[2]
Cast[edit]
- Alan Cassell as Jack Brady
- Bill Kerr as Madden
- Francesca Shoesmith as Kate Ellery
- Greg Duffy as Paul Ellery
- Justin Hollyock as Jock Dixon
- Bevan Lee as Vim Van Dorn
- Maurie Ogden as Frank Ellery
- Michael Loney as Constable Harris
- Joan Sydney as Mrs. Yates
- Merrin Canning as Vicky Fitzgerald
- Barrie Barkla as Jarvis
- Ian Fletcher as Alan
References[edit]
- ^ Albert Moran, Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, AFTRS 1993 p 167
- ^ Falcon Island on AustLit, the resource for Australian literature.
External links[edit]
- Falcon Island at IMDb
- Falcon Island at Australian Television
