The Kids from O.W.L.
The Kids from O.W.L. | |
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Written by | Grant Morris |
Directed by | Kim Gabara |
Starring |
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Composer | Tony Baker |
Country of origin | New Zealand |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
Production | |
Producer | Kim Gabara |
Editor | Bodo Hartmann |
Production company | TVNZ |
Original release | |
Network | TVNZ |
Release | July 1984 30 September 1985 | –
The Kids from O.W.L. is a children's television series made in New Zealand and aired in 1984 and 1985. O.W.L. (The Organisation for World Liberty) was a secret government organisation whose agents were young people with physical disabilities. Using devices like laser-beam-firing crutches and computerized wheelchairs, the kids from O.W.L. always overcame the bumbling plots of operatives from S.L.I.M.E. (the Southern Latitude's International Movement for Evil).
The Kids from O.W.L. pioneered the use of electronic graphics from Apple II and Apple III computers in New Zealand. It was created and produced by Kim Gabara.[1][2]
Grant Morris wrote the television series.[1] The show collaborated with the New Zealand Crippled Children Society to make the series, whose has two main characters are disabled.[3] Shane Brookfield and Lisa Bridger-Walker played the main characters.[4] The second series had 13 episodes and began airing on 8 July 1985.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Christchurch series back for last time". The Press. 8 July 1985. p. 19. Archived from the original on 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024 – via Papers Past.
- ^ "The Kids From O.W.L." NZ On Screen. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "'The Kids From O.W.L.'". The Press. 27 June 1984. p. 17. Archived from the original on 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024 – via Papers Past.
- ^ "Sobering research for 'O.W.L.' kid". The Press. 22 July 1985. p. 11. Archived from the original on 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024 – via Papers Past.
External links
[edit]- "The Kids from O.W.L." NZ On Screen. 24 April 2016.
- 1980s New Zealand television series
- 1984 New Zealand television series debuts
- 1985 New Zealand television series endings
- New Zealand children's television series
- New Zealand science fiction television series
- Television shows set in New Zealand
- Children's television series stubs
- New Zealand television show stubs