Sea Urchins | |
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Genre | Kidult drama |
Starring | Rebecca Gibney Robert Rakete |
Country of origin | New Zealand |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 3 |
Original release | |
Network | Television One |
Release | 1980 – 1984 |
Sea Urchins was a kidult television series (in three series) produced by Television New Zealand from 1980 to 1984. It starred Rebecca Gibney in her first television role, Bruce Allpress, John Bach, Roy Billing and Robert Rakete.
Described as a saltwater Swallows and Amazons, it was shot on the Mahurangi Harbour near Puhoi in the Hauraki Gulf, where the plucky “urchins” stumble on villainous plots from missing treasure to wildlife smuggling while holidaying with their uncle.
Sea urchins or urchins are typically spiny, globular animals, echinoderms in the class Echinoidea. About 950 species live on the seabed, inhabiting all oceans and depth zones from the intertidal to 5,000 metres. Their tests are round and spiny, typically from 3 to 10 cm across. Sea urchins move slowly, crawling with their tube feet, and sometimes pushing themselves with their spines. They feed primarily on algae but also eat slow-moving or sessile animals. Their predators include sea otters, starfish, wolf eels, and triggerfish.
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