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Film Details - Australian Children's Television Foundation ; British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) ; Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 1996-1998

Producers:

Patricia Edgar and Anne Home (executive producers). Phil Jones (producer, series 1). Elizabeth Symes (producer, series 2).

Production Companies:

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the British Broadcasting Corporation, and the Australian Children's Television Foundation.

Director of Photography:

Graeme Wood (series 1) and László Baranyi (series 2).

Editors:

Ralph Strasser and Denise Haratzis.

Music:

Frank Strangio.

Cast:

Glenn Meldrum (Baz), Rhys Muldoon (Bruce, series 1), Sandy Winton (Bruce, series 2), Fletcher Humphrys (Conrad von Meister), Monica Maughan (Miss Mossop), Alexandra Milman (Penelope Townes), Anna Galvin (Lady Diana Townes), Ian McFadyen (Lord ‘Bubbles’ Uppington-Smythe), Kylie Belling (Trish Emu), Petra Yared (Marcia Huntly), and Mark Mitchell (Otto von Meister).

Release Dates:

3 June 1996.

Location:

  • Filmed in Australia.

Notes:

List of episodes:
1.1 Wishing and Hoping (Steve J. Spears)
1.2 It's My Opal (And I'll Cry If I Want To) (Christine Madafferi)
1.3 Where It's At (Christine Madafferi)
1.4 Good Cop, Bad Genie (Christine Madafferi)
1.5 Customs (Esben Storm and Jeremy Swan)
1.6 Larceny (Steve J. Spears)
1.7 The Eternal Quadrangle (Mandy Hampson)
1.8 Nobody's Perfect (Christine Madafferi)
1.9 The Triple Agent (Christine Madafferi)
1.10 A Tale of Two Cities (Philip Dalkin)
1.11 School Daze (Steve J. Spears)
1.12 Triple Threat (Philip Dalkin)
1.13 It's Still Magic (Steve J. Spears and Philip Dalkin)
2.1 I Do. You Do! Who Do? (Philip Dalkin, Louise Fox, and Esben Storm)
2.2 The Photo Opportunity (Philip Dalkin, Louise Fox, and Esben Storm)
2.3 The Cold Shoulder (Philip Dalkin, Louise Fox, and Esben Storm)
2.4 Chase the Sun (Philip Dalkin, Louise Fox, and Esben Storm)
2.5 Peace in Our Time (Philip Dalkin, Louise Fox, and Esben Storm)
2.6 Lord of the Nail Files (Philip Dalkin, Louise Fox, and Esben Storm)
2.7 Baby Talk (Philip Dalkin, Louise Fox, and Esben Storm)
2.8 My Better Half (Philip Dalkin, Louise Fox, and Esben Storm)
2.9 Stock and Bonding (Philip Dalkin, Louise Fox, and Esben Storm)
2.10 The Opal is a Boomerang (Philip Dalkin, Louise Fox, and Esben Storm)
2.11 The Heart of Country and Western (Philip Dalkin, Louise Fox, and Esben Storm)
2.12 Otto Rules OK (Philip Dalkin, Louise Fox, and Esben Storm)
2.13 The Last Wish (Philip Dalkin, Louise Fox, and Esben Storm)

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