Falcon Island (TV series)
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{{Infobox television
| image =
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| genre =
| creator = Joan Ambrose
| writer = Joan Ambrose
| director = Peter Maxwell
David Rapsey
| starring = Alan Cassell
Bevan Lee
| composer = Greg Schultz
| country = Australia
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 26
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer = Paul Barron
| producer = Judith West
Paul Barron
| cinematography = Kevan Lind
| editor = {{Plainlist|
- Geoff Hall
- Kerstine Hill
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| camera =
| runtime =
| company = {{Plainlist|
- Excalibur Nominees
- Australian Children's Television Foundation
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| network = National Nine Network
| first_aired = {{Start date|1981|2|20|df=y}}
| last_aired =
}}
Falcon Island is a 1981 Australian children's television series set in Western Australia which screened on the Nine Network.Albert Moran, Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, AFTRS 1993 p 167 The series also aired in the United Kingdom on the ITV network in 1984, and was repeated on Channel 4 in 1986.
Plot
Paul, Jock and Kate are three children who try to protect the wreck of a Dutch galleon, the Golden Falcon, against smugglers and sandminers.[https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C739073 Falcon Island] on AustLit, the resource for Australian literature.
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
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0173608|title=Falcon Island}}
- [http://www.australiantelevision.net/falcon-island.html Falcon Island] at Australian Television
Category:Nine Network original programming
Category:Australian children's television series
Category:1981 Australian television series debuts