Raider of the South Seas
| Raider of the South Seas | |
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| Created by | Roger Simpson |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Chris Bailey |
| Starring |
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| Composer | Matthew Brown |
| Country of origin | New Zealand |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Producers |
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| Cinematography | Michael O'Connor |
| Editor | Christine Munro |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production company | South Pacific Pictures / Atlantis Films |
| Original release | |
| Release | February 10 – March 31, 1991 |
Raider of the South Seas is a 1991 New Zealand/Canadian[1] mystery drama television series for children.[2][3][4] It was nominated for Best drama series/serial at the 1993 New Zealand Film and Television Awards.[5]
Set in a small Northland town during World War Two. Three teens, Bobby, Jack and Kate, come across a mysterious ship. They have to deal with mines and smugglers.
Cast
- Dean O'Gorman as Bobby Morrison
- Martin Henderson as Jack Taylor
- Rachel Crowther as Kate Morrison
- Andy Anderson as Bill Taylor
- George Buza as The Raider
- Roy Billing as Ted Grundy
- Pete Smith as George
- Vicky Haughton as Jean Taylor
- Linden Wilkinson as Elspeth Morrison
- Jane Irwin as Lola Dean
Broadcast history
Strangers debuted in New Zealand on 10 February 1991 as an eight part series. On 7 December it played in Canada as two 2 hour long episodes.
External links
References
- ↑ "N.Z. and Canadian film-makers to co-operate", The Press, p. 11, 13 November 1989
- ↑ "Raider of the South Seas", NZ on Screen
- ↑ "[article]". NZ Listener. 4 February 1991. p. 24.
- ↑ "[article]". NZ Listener. 25 March 1991. p. 68.
- ↑ "'Shortland St' tops list of TV", The Press, p. 11, 4 March 1993