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This classic kids’ adventure series follows a 13-year-old boy on a quest to find his father, missing amidst the heady 1860s Otago gold rush. Under the reins of producer John McRae, it brandished unprecedented production values, and panned the Central Otago vistas for all their worth. Its huge local popularity was matched abroad (BBC screened it primetime); it showed that NZ-made kids’ drama could be successfully exported. This first episode sees plucky Scott Hunter (Andrew Hawthorn) steal away to Tucker’s Valley, spurred on by his doubting uncle.
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Truly one of the Greatest Kids Adventure series of ALL Time, made with a simple yet warm Honesty that hold, entrances and thoroughly entertains from start to finish !!! An Incredible Series that Should have been the 1st TVNZ series out on DVD!
It is a remarkable well-acted series, groundbreaking and a fitting Tribute to ALL involved. let's get it out there, in the wide World, so TVNZ's wonderful artistry and programming can be truly appreciated worldwide and leave a Legacy the World can enjoy Forever!!!
Magnificent Viewing!!!!!!
This is a lost gem. I live in the U.K and fondly remember this being shown on BBC 1 back in the summer of 1983. It has a great musical introduction and ending. The drama was warmly received here in the UK and the storyline was great. I never missed an episode and have waited a long time for this to be released on DVD and now to be told it is on hold and may never be released. Please TVNZ hurry up and release this on DVD as there are I am sure a legion of fans out there waiting to relive the story again. I for one would cherish a copy of the complete story. Thanks for uploading this and can we have more until the DVD comes out. Pleaseeeeeee.
Wow! I'd forgotten SPTV's original logo! Living in Southland we didn't get SPTV until mid-1976, a year after the channel first went to air. I remember this show, and Gather Your Dreams. A golden age of kids' TV in NZ that started with The Games Affair in 1975.....
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Craig hutchison
Posted at 12.14PM - 17.05.2012
Great to be able to track this down and view it
I was the assistant floor manager(second assistant director) and it certainly led the way for tv drama here in new Zealand