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Kelly
Directed by Mark Defriest
Chris Langman
Brendan Maher
Paul Moloney
Mike Smith
Composer(s) Garry McDonald
Laurie Stone
Country of origin Australia
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 26
Production
Producer(s) Jonathan M. Shiff
Cinematography Brett Anderson
Editor(s) Philip Watts
Running time 30 minutes
Production company(s) Jonathan M. Shiff Productions
Distributor ZDF Enterprises
Release
Original network Network Ten
Original release 10 August 1991 (1991-08-10) – 5 December 1992 (1992-12-05)

Kelly is an Australian children's television series. It was shown on Network Ten from 1991 to 1992. The show was made by Jonathan M. Shiff Productions. It followed the exciting adventures of a brave former police dog named Kelly.

The Story of Kelly

Kelly is a very smart German Shepherd. He was a police dog. After getting hurt while working, he needed a place to recover. Sergeant Mike Patterson sent Kelly to live with his son's family.

There, Kelly became best friends with Jo Patterson. Jo is Mike's granddaughter. He also befriended her friend, Danny Foster. Together, Kelly, Jo, and Danny had many exciting adventures. People even called Kelly 'Australia's Lassie' because he was so clever and loyal.

Meet the Cast

The show featured many talented actors. Here are some of the main people and the characters they played:

  • Charmaine Gorman as Jo Patterson
  • Alexander Kemp as Danny Foster
  • Gil Tucker as Frank Patterson
  • Ailsa Piper as Maggie Patterson
  • Anthony Hawkins as Mike Patterson
  • Matthew Ketteringham as Chris Patterson
  • Katy Brinson as Dr. Robyn Foster
  • Joseph Spano as Brian Horton
  • Simon Grey as Robbo
  • Mat Lyons as Dino
  • Orion Erickson as Flattop
  • Lois Collinder
  • Anne Phelan
  • Dan Falzon as Paul
  • Louise Siversen as Glennis
  • Pepe Trevor

The star of the show, Kelly, was played by two dogs. Their names were Kelly and Mickey. They were trained and owned by Michael Garcia.

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