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Aired: 1985 (8 x 50 min) An eight episode series dealing with issues of friendship, independence, competition, decision-making and conflict. Was followed up in 1990 by More Winners Just Friends
Episode 1
Producer: Jane Ballantyne Writer: Jan Sardi Director: Michael Pattinson
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Susan has just moved to a new part of town. It's school holidays and she goes to practice her skills at the local roller rink. Buzz, the Prince of the Rink, spots the talented newcomer and moves in on her. Susan joins Buzz and his gang, but she doesn't know what she is letting herself in for. Boyfriends, girlfriends, going steady and breaking up. Life can be very painful when you're thirteen. Quest Beyond Time
Episode 2
Producers: Julia Overton, Richard Mason Writer: Tony Morphett Director: Stephen Wallace
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Mike loves hang gliding, but one day a freak wind strikes and he crash lands, finding himself surrounded by strange people in rags who call him the "man from the sky" and believe he can cure "The Sickness." Mike has somehow flown 500 years into the future, to a post-nuclear holocaust Australia! He embarks on a dangerous mission to help a small community. The Paper BoyEpisode 3
Producer: Jane Ballantyne
Writer: Bob Ellis Director: Paul Cox
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It's December 1932 and it's going to be a bleak Christmas for the Riordens when Joe's dad gets the sack from his job. The money that 13-year-old Joe gets from selling papers is all they have. When Joe and his dad have a fight, Joe leaves home vowing never to return. He lives on the streets, battling with his wits and his fists as he gets to know the city and its characters. The downs-and-outs, the communist agitators, the Sallies, old Harry and his mate… The Other Facts of Life
Episode 4
Producers: Julia Overton, Sandra Levy Writer: Morris Gleitzman Director: Esben Storm
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Ben's father gives him "The Facts of Life" but Ben hits his dad with much tougher questions than that old birds-and-bees stuff. Like, why are some people starving? Dad can't answer. Ben starts a one-boy crusade to make the world right. And reaps the consequences. Top Kid
Episode 5
Producer: Jane Scott Writer: Bob Ellis Director: Carl Schultz
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Gary is a bright boy, a bit too bright for his own good, as the other kids try to prove by beating him up regularly after school. Then he goes on a quiz show and suddenly fame and fortune are within his reach. Until the sponsors start to rig the show and Gary has to make a very difficult decision. On Loan
Episode 6
Producer: Jane Scott Writer: Anne Brooksbank Director: Geoffrey Bennett
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At her 14th birthday party, Lindy wishes she knew her actual birth date. But only her real parents would know, and they're both dead. Or so Lindy and her Australian family believe until the letter from her natural father arrives. Now Lindy must decide between two families and two futures, between Australia and Vietnam. Tarflowers
Episode 7
Producer: Tom Jeffrey Writer: Terry Larsen
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Garbage night is magic, and so is Kev's job. It's an important job, and if he and Big Dog didn't do it, who would? Mrs Pearl catches stray people like the dogcatcher catches dogs, and every garbage night she and Bruiser hunt Kev through the streets of Newtown. But Kev's friend Mary and his mother, Alison, know that Tarflowers really are magic and that Kev isn't as dumb as Mrs. Pearl thinks. Room to Move
Episode 8
Producers: Julia Overton and Richard Mason Writer: John Duigan Director: John Duigan
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Carol is a top runner, coached by her father day and night. Then she meets Angie, the punk new girl, and the two become friends, eating hamburgers at "The Armpit" where Angie has to work after school. They give each other lots of support and together do things Carol has only dreamed of. Carol begins to rebel and plans a new life for herself. But the all-important race is coming up — and Carol has to give it all she's got. Other Sites: |
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