Ship to Shore facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Ship to Shore |
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| Created by | David Rapsey Gwenda Marsh (series 3) |
| Composer(s) | Greg Schultz |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 78 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Paul D. Barron |
| Producer(s) | David Rapsey (series 1) Barbi Taylor (series 1–2) Jan Tyrrell (series 3) Paul D. Barron (series 2–3) |
| Production location(s) | Perth, Western Australia |
| Running time | approx. 24 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Barron Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC, Nine Network |
| Original release | 1 November 1993 – 22 November 1996 |
Ship to Shore was a popular Australian children's television series. It was created by David Rapsey. The show first aired in 1993 and ran until 1996. It had three series and a total of 78 episodes.
You could watch Ship to Shore on the ABC and Channel 9 in Australia. It was also shown in other countries. These included Canada (on YTV), the United States, and the United Kingdom (briefly on Nickelodeon).
Greg Carroll, who played the funny security guard Hermes Endakis, later announced a musical. He planned to base it on his character from the show.
Contents
What is Ship to Shore About?
The series is all about a group of kids living on a special place called Circe Island. This is a made-up island located near Perth, in Western Australia. Each episode was about 24 minutes long.
Adventures on Circe Island
The first series of Ship to Shore was full of comedy. The kids often found clever ways to outsmart the adults. A main adult character they often tricked was Hermes Endakis, played by Greg Carroll. The main child actors in this series included Clinton Voss, Jodi Herbert, Cleonie Morgon-Wootton, and Heath Miller.
Later series kept the funny stories going. But they also started to include more serious topics. These included social issues and environmental problems. For example, in the second series, the children worked together to stop a big company. This company wanted to damage their island.
Meet the Cast
Many talented actors brought the characters of Circe Island to life. Here are some of the main cast members from each series.
Series 1 Main Cast
- Clinton Voss as "Kelvin Crump"
- Kimberley Stark as "Geraldine Crump"
- Greg Carroll as "Hermes Endakis"
- Francoise Sas as "Amy Docherty"
- Jodi Herbert as "Julie Jones"
- Cleonie Morgan-Wootton as "Bianca "Babe" Keogh"
- Heath Miller as "Ralph Knowles"
- Ronald Underwood as "Billy Miller"
- Christie Pitts as "Sally Johnson"
- Ewen Leslie as "Guido"
Series 2 Main Cast
- Louise Love as "Louella Docherty"
- Sara Kotai as "Victoria-Elizabeth Dafoe"
- Nicola Bartlett as "Rosalind Dafoe"
- Brett Partridge as "Jake"
- Michael Turkic as "Derek"
- Ramsay Mclean as "Louden De Clair"
Series 3 Main Cast
- Adam Briggs as "Milan Radich"
- Joshua Crane as "Peter Puckrin" / "PP"
- Monica Main as "Madeleine Mabbs"
- Jemma Thomson as "Krystal Mabbs"
- Heath Bergersen as "Aaron"
- Benjamin Chow as "Garth Leong"
- April Locke as "Sandy Leong"
- John O'Brien as "James Leong"
Where Else Did It Air?
Ship to Shore was popular around the world. It was sold to many countries. These included China, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Portugal, Latin America, The United Kingdom, and The United States.
