The Henderson Kids facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The Henderson Kids |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Roger Moulton |
| Directed by | Paul Moloney, Chris Langman |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 48 |
| Production | |
| Production location(s) | Birregurra, Victoria |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Network Ten |
| Original release | 9 May 1985 – 29 August 1987 |
The Henderson Kids was an exciting Australian TV show made for young people. It aired between 1985 and 1987. The show was created by Roger Moulton.
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The Story of The Henderson Kids
The show follows two teenage siblings, Steve (Paul Smith) and Tamara (Nadine Garner). They are forced to leave their city home. This happens after their mother, Alice (Diane Craig), is tragically killed in an accident.
Steve and Tamara move to the countryside to live with their uncle, Mike (Nicholas Eadie). Mike is a police officer in a made-up town called Haven Bay.
New Friends and Challenges
The Henderson kids start a new life in Haven Bay. They quickly make friends with a local group of kids. This group includes Ted Morgan (Ben Mendelsohn), Colin "Cowboy" Clarke (Mark Hennessy), Charlotte "Char" Kernow (Kylie Minogue), and Brian "Brains" Buchanan (Bradley Kilpatrick).
Steve and Tamara also have to protect their family's land, called Hendersons' Point. A tough businessman named Ashley Wheeler (Peter Whitford) wants to take their land. To make things more complicated, Steve falls in love with Wheeler's daughter, Sylvia (Annie Jones).
Special Guest Stars
Many well-known actors appeared in the series as guest stars. These included Tottie Goldsmith, Kevin Harrington, Peter O'Brien, Stefan Dennis, and Jane Hall. Some of these actors, like Kylie Minogue and Annie Jones, later became famous on the TV show Neighbours. Antoinette Byron also had a role in the series.
Where It Was Filmed
The scenes for Haven Bay were filmed in a real place called Birregurra, Victoria.
The Henderson Kids II
A second series, called The Henderson Kids II, came out in 1987. This time, Steve and Tamara are back living in the city. They live with their father, Walter "Wal" Mullens (Michael Aitkens).
New City Friends
In the city, they meet a new group of friends. This group includes Vincent "Vinnie" Cerantonio (Alex Papps), who leads a gang of high school kids on BMX bikes called the Brown Street Boys. There are also twins, Carol (Anita Cerdic) and Marty Summers (Nathan Croft). Brian "Brains" Buchanan, from the first series, also returns.
The city scenes for The Henderson Kids II were filmed in Williamstown, which is a suburb of Melbourne.
Awards for the Show
Actress Nadine Garner won an award for her acting in the show. She received a Logie Award in 1985. She also won a Television Society of Australia Penguin Award in 1987. These awards were for her role as Tamara "Tam" Henderson.
Watching The Show Around the World
Both series of The Henderson Kids were shown in other countries.
- In 1989, the show was broadcast in the United Kingdom on Channel 4.
- It was also shown in Poland.
- The entire series was screened in New Zealand on TVNZ.
- In Gibraltar, the show was very popular. It aired on GBC TV on Sunday evenings.
- It also aired in Greece on the state TV channel, ERT2. There, it was called The Henderson Legacy.
