Adventures of the Seaspray
Adventures of the Seaspray | |
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Genre | Adventure |
Starring | Walter Brown Gary Gray Susanne Haworth |
Composer | Eric Gross |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 32 + 1 pilot |
Production | |
Producer | Roger Mirams |
Production companies | Pacific Films Screen Gems |
Original release | |
Network | ABC Television |
Release | 27 March 18 May 1967 | –
Adventures of the Seaspray is a 1967 Australian TV series about a widower journalist who travels the Pacific with his children in a sailing boat.[1]
Cast[edit]
- Dan Wells, skipper of the 'Seaspray' (32 episodes), played by Walter Brown.
- Mike Wells, son (33 episodes), played by Gary Gray.
- Susan Wells, daughter (33 episodes), played by Susanne Haworth.
- Willyum (33 episodes), played by Leone Lesinawai.
- Noah Wells, son (9 episodes), played by Rodney Pearlman.
- Inspector Dales (2 episodes), played by Paul Stockman.
- Fred, played by Dennis Miller.
Background[edit]
Leone Lesinawai, who played Willyum in the series, was the owner of the Seaspray ship that was featured in the series. He leased the boat to the filming company and got the supporting part of Willyum. The Seaspray is now located near Nadi (Fiji Islands) and is used for tourist cruises to neighbouring islands.[2]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Adventures of the Seaspray at IMDb
- Adventures of the Seaspray at Classic Australian TV
- Adventures of the Seaspray at Australian Television
Categories:
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming
- 1960s Australian drama television series
- Australian adventure television series
- Australian children's television series
- 1967 Australian television series debuts
- 1967 Australian television series endings
- Television shows set in Oceania
- Television series by Screen Gems
- Television series by Sony Pictures Television
- Nautical television series
- Australian television show stubs