Terrific Adventures of the Terrible Ten, The

1 9 5 9 – 1 9 6 0 (Australia)
52 x 10 minute episodes

This children’s drama serial from GTV-9 (Australia) followed the exploits of a group of children who constructed their own shantytown in the bush out of packing cases and called it Ten Town.

The “town” had its own hotel, sheriff’s office, post office, bank, fire station and general store, and the storylines ranged from single-episode stories to multi-episode serials.

The kids fought off rival gangs, rode ponies, discovered treasure, staged their own Olympic Games, and foiled spies. In one episode, they even took over a submarine and surfaced it in the middle of Sydney Harbour!

The original episodes – produced by Pacific Film Productions under writer-director Roger Mirams – were re-edited with newly shot footage to become The Ten Again in 1962.

The series was sold to the US, UK and Canada. When shown in England, the title was shortened to simply The Adventures Of The Terrible Ten.

Gary Gray
Gavan Ellis
Lynda Keane
Jeff Hewitt
John Hewitt
Rhonda Larter
Joanne Mirams
David Morgan
Russell McDonald
Debbie McMillan
Rodney Pearlman
Anthony Jacovino
Elizabeth Baird
Michael Shmith
John Stuart
Roger Vaughan
John Gill
Karen Trott
Diana Bell
Ernie Bourne
Frederick Parslow
Frank Thring
Jackie Clancy
Paul Karo