Kid's tv series from 80's

[crill]

Can anyone remember the name of a tv series I watched when I was a kid. It was set close to the sea and there were these possessed/alien/human things who ran after the kids and I think they were called Wilbeforces or something. It had something to do with a mountain? I seem to recall them going through caves and stuff. It was either Aussie or English. I vaguely recall it scaring me a bit and was wondering what it was.

Cheers

[Pyroxian]

Ah, now I remember that too (watched it in South Africa) - but can't remember what it was called. It was Australian though and they were Wilberforces.

   Steve

[LARF]

Was it set in New Zealand and featured Maoris?

[Quirkafleeg]

Is this it?

Link: http://www.maths.tcd.ie/~z/Under_The_Mountain.html" target="_blank">'Under the Mountain'

[crill]

That's it! Thanks all. Pity it's not out on DVD.

(Steve. I also watched it in South Africa.)

[Pyroxian]

Yep, cheers for that Mr. Wilkinson :)

   Steve

[Quirkafleeg]

Just a few minutes with google...

[Adrian Bamforth]

While we're at it, I remember a sung theme tune to a show, don't know what the show was but there were kids on a desert island...

Theme tune went something like:

So Tony Mark and David, (?) and Soo-Yong,
Were stuck there on the Island...er, de doo de doo dah dong...?

ADE

[Quirkafleeg]

Sounds like the Lost Islands....

Link: http://www.kids-tv.co.uk/progs/l.htm" target="_blank">Scroll down a bit

[Adrian Bamforth]

That's the one.

Something about the Australians that makes them feel like they have to explain the whole story in the sung theme tune.

ADE

[House of Usher]

There were a few odd Australian and New Zealand drama things on when I was a kid. There was one called 'Secret Valley' or something which was about a sort of summer camp and international kids' exchange programme. I couldn't suspend my disbelief enough to actually follow a storyline.

Does anyone else remember that? Its theme song was to the tune of Waltzing Matilda.