1981 Australian TV series or program
| Falcon Island | |
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| 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 (1981-02-20) |
Falcon Island is a 1981 Australian children's television series set in Western Australia which screened on the Nine Network. The series also aired in the United Kingdom on the ITV network in 1984, and was repeated on Channel 4 in 1986.
Plot
Paul, Jocko and Kathy are three children who try to protect the wreck of a Dutch galleon, the Golden Falcon, against smugglers and sandminers.
Cast
- 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
- Albert Moran, Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, AFTRS 1993 p 167
- Falcon Island on AustLit, the resource for Australian literature.
External links
- Falcon Island at IMDb
- Falcon Island at Australian Television