Ship to Shore
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Ship to Shore is a 78 episode Australian children's television series
devised by David Rapsey and written by Glenda Hambly, John Rapsey, Mary Morris, Everett de Roche, Jon Stephens and others. Series one was produced by David Rapsey and Barbi Taylor,series two and three by Barbi Taylor and Paul Barron, who was also the Excutive Producer of all three series. The show centered around the lives of a group of children living on Circe Island, off the coast of Perth
, in Western Australia. Three series of the show were shot in 1992, 1993 and 1996. Each episode was 24 minutes long. The first series featured comedy episodes of the children outwitting adults, particularly Hermes Endakis, played by Greg Carroll. The lead roles among the children were played by Clinton Voss, Jodi Herbert, Cleonie Morgon-Wootton and Heath Miller. Later series continued the comic tradition of the first series but included stories with social and environmental issues, particularly in the second series where the children try to stop a big corporation from destroying their island. The series was filmed on location in Point Peron and Rockingham (Perth), with shots of Garden Island and the bridge to HMAS Stirling creating the feel of an island. Additional interior classroom filming was performed in Applecross Primary School, Applecross. The program was shown on the ABC
and Channel 9
in Australia and on the YTV network in Canada. The series was also distributed internationally having been sold to Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Portugal, Latin America, The United Kingdom and The United States.
The show was produced by Barron Films Limited Production for Australia's ABC, Channel 9 and Ravensburger (Germany) with the support of the Film Finance Corporation of Australia and ScreenWest.
Children's television series
Children's television series, are commercial television programs designed for, and marketed to children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run in the early evening, for the children that go to school...
devised by David Rapsey and written by Glenda Hambly, John Rapsey, Mary Morris, Everett de Roche, Jon Stephens and others. Series one was produced by David Rapsey and Barbi Taylor,series two and three by Barbi Taylor and Paul Barron, who was also the Excutive Producer of all three series. The show centered around the lives of a group of children living on Circe Island, off the coast of Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, in Western Australia. Three series of the show were shot in 1992, 1993 and 1996. Each episode was 24 minutes long. The first series featured comedy episodes of the children outwitting adults, particularly Hermes Endakis, played by Greg Carroll. The lead roles among the children were played by Clinton Voss, Jodi Herbert, Cleonie Morgon-Wootton and Heath Miller. Later series continued the comic tradition of the first series but included stories with social and environmental issues, particularly in the second series where the children try to stop a big corporation from destroying their island. The series was filmed on location in Point Peron and Rockingham (Perth), with shots of Garden Island and the bridge to HMAS Stirling creating the feel of an island. Additional interior classroom filming was performed in Applecross Primary School, Applecross. The program was shown on the ABC
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
and Channel 9
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
in Australia and on the YTV network in Canada. The series was also distributed internationally having been sold to Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Portugal, Latin America, The United Kingdom and The United States.
The show was produced by Barron Films Limited Production for Australia's ABC, Channel 9 and Ravensburger (Germany) with the support of the Film Finance Corporation of Australia and ScreenWest.
Cast
- Clinton VossClinton VossClinton Voss is an Australian television actor. He is most notably known for his role as Kelvin Crump in the children's show Ship to Shore.Voss was born in Brisbane, Queensland and educated in Western Australia...
as "Kelvin Crump" - Jodi Herbert as "Julie"
- Heath MillerHeath Miller (actor)Heath Miller is an Australian television actor. He is most notably known for his role as Ralph Knowles in the children's show Ship to Shore, produced by Paul Barron.Miller was born and educated in Perth, Western Australia....
as "Ralph Knowles" - Cleonie Morgan-Wootton as "Babe"
- Ewen LeslieEwen LeslieEwen Leslie is an Australian actor.Born in Fremantle, Western Australia, he started appearing in various TV shows from the age of 12...
as "Guido" - Ronald Underwood as "Billy Miller"
- Kimberley Stark as "Geraldine Crump"
- Christie Pitts as "Sally"
- Francoise Sas as "Amy Docherty"
- Louise Love as "Louella Docherty"
- Rob Hackney as "Gavin Carney"
- Greg Carroll as "Hermes Endakis"
- Brien Fitzsimmons as "Charlie Puckrin"
- Joshua Crane as "Peter Puckrin"
- Monica Main as "Madeleine Mabbs"
- Jemma Thomson as "Krystal Mabbs"
- Adam Briggs as "Milan Radich"
- Heath Bergersen as "Aaron"
- Korey Fernando as "Johnny"
- Benjamin Chow as "Garth Leong"
- April Locke as "Sandy Leong"
External links
- Ship to Shore on TV.comTV.comTV.com is a website owned by CBS Interactive. The site covers television and focuses on English-language shows made or broadcast in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Japan...
- SHIP TO SHORE. SERIES 1 at the National Film and Sound Archive
- SHIP TO SHORE. SERIES 2 at the National Film and Sound Archive