The Coral Island (TV series) facts for kids
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| Genre | adventure |
| Written by | James Andrew Hall |
| Directed by | Chris Thomson Ray Brown Ray Alchin |
| Starring | Nicholas Bond-Owen Gerard Kennedy |
| Composer(s) | Bruce Smeaton |
| Country of origin | Australia UK |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
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| Running time | 30 mins |
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| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | 1983 |
The Coral Island is an exciting television series made for children. It is based on a famous adventure book called The Coral Island, written by a Scottish author named R. M. Ballantyne way back in the 1800s. This TV show has 9 episodes and was made by two companies: the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and Thames Television from the UK.
The show was filmed in amazing real-life locations. They shot scenes in a village called Salamumu in western Samoa. They also filmed on the beautiful Whitsunday Islands off the coast of Queensland, Australia, in 1981. The series first aired in Australia on ABC-TV on January 6, 1983.
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What's the Story About?
The story of The Coral Island takes place in the year 1840. It follows three young boys from England who face a huge challenge. Their ship gets wrecked, and they end up stranded on a faraway island in the Pacific Ocean.
Surviving on the Island
The three boys are named Jack, Peterkin, and Ralph. They are played by Scott McGregor, Nicholas Bond-Owen, and Richard Gibson. They are very different from each other, but they must learn to work together. Their main goal is to survive all by themselves on the island.
New Friends and Rescue
As they explore the island, the boys meet and become friends with two native people who live there. Later, an English missionary team arrives and helps them. In the end, the boys and their two new native friends are rescued and travel back to England.
Meet the Cast
Here are the main actors who brought the characters of The Coral Island to life:
- Nicholas Bond-Owen played the boy Peterkin.
- Richard Gibson played the boy Ralph.
- Scott McGregor played the boy Jack.
- Gerard Kennedy played the pirate Bloody Bill.
- Brian McDermott played the pirate Captain Carver.
- Pele Teuila played the female native Avatea.
- Uelese Petaia played the native Tararo.
- Peter Collingwood played Reverend McNab.
- Charles 'Bud' Tingwell played the captain Sir Charles Rover.
- Lyn James played Lady Rover.
Images for kids
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Uelese Petaia — in the role of the native Tararo
