Holly's Heroes | |
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Genre | Children's television series |
Created by | George Tosi Jenni Tosi Ann Darrouzet |
Written by | David Phillips Sam Carroll Kathryn Burnett Miranda Wilson |
Directed by | Roger Hodgman Yvonne Mackay Marcus Cole Jeffrey Walker |
Country of origin | New Zealand Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
Production | |
Producers | Ann Darrouzet Jenni Tosi Dave Gibson |
Production locations | Willoughby, New South Wales Warrandyte, Victoria |
Running time | 24 minutes |
Production companies | Westside Films/Day for Night Production The Gibson Group |
Original release | |
Network | TV2 Nine Network |
Release | 9 April – 15 October 2005 |
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