The Haunted School (TV series)

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The Haunted School
Created byCarol Drinkwater
Based onThe Haunted School novel by
Screenplay byHelen Creswell
Directed byFrank Arnold
Starring
  • Carol Drinkwater
  • James Laurie
  • Lynne Porteous
  • Emil Minty
  • Beth Buchanan
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
ProducerRay Alchin
Cinematography
  • Peter Hendry
  • Roger Lanser
EditorLynn Solly
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkABC
Release2 October 1986 (1986-10-02)

The Haunted School is an Australian television series that aired on ABC in 1986. [1]

Contents

Synopsis

A young English teacher opens a school in a haunted hotel. [2]

Cast

Production

Created by and starring Carol Drinkwater the series was based on her novel by the same name. [4] Over objections from the Australian Writers' Guild the producers used an English writer, Helen Cresswell, for the script. [5] It was shot in near Belrose in a gold-mining village created for the production. [6] Actor Michael Beecher was injured during the second week of production and was replaced by Vic Hawkins who five weeks later was also injured and was replaced by the returning Beecher. [7]

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References

  1. "Children's series", Victor Harbour Times, 26 September 1986
  2. Hooks, Barbara (23 October 1985), "Take one governess, add a pub, and mix", The Age
  3. Bone, Pamela (2 October 1986), "Gremlins almost caught the cast", The Age
  4. Sutton, Pollyanna (29 September 1986), "From vet's wife to The Haunted School", The Canberra Times
  5. Albert Moran (1993). Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series. AFTRS.
  6. Cho, Judy (19 December 1985), "Cockies plague TV drama", The Sydney Morning Herald
  7. Georgiou, Angela (30 December 1985), "Supernatural guests at the The (sic) Haunted Inn", The Sydney Morning Herald