Cornflakes for Tea

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Cornflakes for Tea
Starring Bunny Brooke
Kerry Armstrong
Max Cullen
Country of origin Australia
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes6
Production
Producer Tom Broadbridge
Original release
Release1981 (1981)

Cornflakes for Tea is a 1981 Australian children's miniseries. [1]

Contents

Cast

Story

The series is about three children abandoned by parents, who are hiding from authorities so they can reunite with their grandmother. [2]

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References

  1. Albert Moran, Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, AFTRS 1993 p 129
  2. Cornflakes for Tea , retrieved 27 April 2019