The Legend of the Lost Keys facts for kids

Quick facts for kids The Legend of the Lost Keys
Opening Credits of The Legend of the Lost Keys
Created by	Jim Eldridge
Written by	Jim Eldridge
Directed by	Colin Cant
Starring	Abigail Ansell David Gant Stafford Gordon Jonathan Kitchens Richard Morant Sita Ramamurthy Andrew Sachs Tatiana Strauss Sabra Williams
Theme music composer	Debbie Wiseman
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Anne Brogan
Producer(s)	Cas Lester
Production location(s)	Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England
Running time	10 x 20 mins episodes
Release
Original network	BBC
Original release	12 January - 23 March 1998
Chronology
Preceded by	Captain Crimson (1997)
Followed by	Zzaap and the Word Master (2001)

The Legend of the Lost Keys is an educational BBC Look and Read production, which first aired on BBC Two from 12 January to 23 March 1998, and was repeated on BBC Two until 2007.

Plot

Whilst on holiday, twins, Mark and Lisa, discover that their Uncle George is the guardian of an ancient box, which is a gateway to the world of Heritron. When the box is stolen by scientists, George worries that the evil leaders of Heritron are trying to break through to Earth and it's up to the twins to help get the box back.

Characters and cast

Episodes

There were ten episodes in the series The Legend of the Lost Keys, each lasting 20 minutes.

Media release

The series was released on VHS videotape, CD, and later on DVD, and the story also appeared in book format.

Book

The book version was written by Jim Eldridge and published by BBC Books in 1998.

VHS

DVD

CD-ROM