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Title: Kid's tv series from 80's
Post by: crill on 31 August, 2005, 10:02:19 PM
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
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Post by: Pyroxian on 31 August, 2005, 10:31:16 PM
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

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Post by: LARF on 31 August, 2005, 10:33:08 PM
Was it set in New Zealand and featured Maoris?
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Post by: Quirkafleeg on 31 August, 2005, 10:40:06 PM
Is this it?

Link: 'Under the Mountain'

Title: Re: Kid's tv series from 80's........
Post by: crill on 31 August, 2005, 10:46:28 PM
That's it! Thanks all. Pity it's not out on DVD.

(Steve. I also watched it in South Africa.)
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Post by: Pyroxian on 31 August, 2005, 10:48:20 PM
Yep, cheers for that Mr. Wilkinson :)

   Steve
Title: Re: Kid's tv series from 80's........
Post by: Quirkafleeg on 31 August, 2005, 11:06:04 PM
Just a few minutes with google...
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Post by: Adrian Bamforth on 01 September, 2005, 12:06:00 AM
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

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Post by: Quirkafleeg on 01 September, 2005, 03:49:02 AM
Sounds like the Lost Islands....

Link: Scroll down a bit

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Post by: Adrian Bamforth on 01 September, 2005, 07:33:05 PM
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
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Post by: House of Usher on 01 September, 2005, 09:46:13 PM
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.