Sky Hunter (Look and Read)

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Sky Hunter
Written byLeonard Kingston
Starring Geoffrey Bayldon
Charles Collingwood
Katie Hebb
Jayne Tottman
Lennox Greaves
Narrated byNigel Anthony
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes10
Production
ProducerSue Weeks
Original release
Network British Broadcasting Corporation
Release1978 (1978)
Related
  • Sky Hunter II (1992)

Sky Hunter was a ten-part educational BBC Look and Read production, which was first aired on the BBC in 1978. It was re-worked in 1992 as Sky Hunter II, with the main cast providing the narration and educational sections.

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Cast

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Plot

Three children are on a canal boat holiday on the Regent's Canal in London. They spot a peregrine falcon and two daft crooks who are trying to nab it. It is up to the children to help stop the illegal theft and trading of birds in the area.

Episodes

  1. Strangers on the Canal
  2. For Sale
  3. The Birdman
  4. Are They Crooks?
  5. The Welsh Telegram
  6. Proof At Last
  7. A Friend in Need
  8. Where's Jackie?
  9. Who Can Be Trusted?
  10. Back to the Wild

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References

  1. Sky Hunter: Part 1 - Strangers on the Canal, Look and Read, Charles Collingwood, Michael Maynard, Isobil Nisbet, 19 September 1978, retrieved 29 March 2024{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. "BBC Two - Look and Read, Skyhunter, Strangers on the Canal". BBC. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  3. "Look and Read: Sky Hunter". Broadcast for Schools.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  4. "Look and Read - Sky Hunter". web.archive.org. Retrieved 29 March 2024.