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The Adventures of Sam

Produced by Southern Star Entertainment
in association with The Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Executive Producer: Ron Saunders, Claire Henderson
Producers: Noel Price, Peter Jackson
Production Supervisor: Mark D'Arcy-Irvine
Associate Producer: Ziyin Wang
Voice Director: George Whaley
Directors: Craig Handley
Writer: Ken Kelso
Music: Nerida Tyson-Chew

Aired: 1997 (ABC)

An animated action/adventure series set in the 19th century, a time when the world was excited by the discoveries of strange and faraway places. Sam is a 14-year-old orphan boy who escapes from the colony of Sydney in a quest to find his rebellious older brother Tom. He is unofficially adopted by Captain Billy Branscombe, master of a merchant sailing ship, and his 13-year-old daughter Bridie. Together they sail the world encountering all kinds of people, incidents and escapades. Rebellions in China, crocodiles and headhunters in Borneo, slave traders in the Pacific Islands - these experiences and more provide the backdrop that tests Sam's courage and ability and challenge his determination to overcome the obstacles thrown in his path. (13 x 24min)

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