- The Lost Children (TV)
Infobox Television
show_name = The Lost Children
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format =Drama
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runtime = 30 min
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starring =Hudson Mills Mikaela Devitt Beatrice Joblin Rhys Castle-Hughes Tandi Wright John Bach Brian Sergeant
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country =New Zealand
network =TVNZ
first_aired =2006
last_aired =2006
num_episodes = 13
website = [http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/689534 TVNZ Series Page]
imdb_id = 0808874
tv_com_id =The Lost Children is a
New Zealand drama series set in 1867. It follows four children, three of whom were shipwrecked and landed on the coast off New Pymouth, New Zealand, siblings Ethan and Amy, who were travelling with their mother, Charlotte, from England to Canterbury; Meg, a young thief and Tama, a young Maori slave. The series was released on DVD in New Zealand in January, 2007.Episodes
The series contained 13 episodes, the DVD case containing the following synopses:
Chapter 1 - Shipwrecked on a rugged coastline, a young English boy struggles to find his family.
Chapter 2 - Meg is abducted by Te Kahu and Frank destroys the children's meesage to their mother.
Chapter 3 - The children get caught in a battle between the soldiers and the tribe.
Chapter 4 - Escaping from the soldiers, the children take refuge and are confronted by a frightening
tohunga .Chapter 5 - Meg's secret is revealed.
Chapter 6 - Meg tries to rescue the others from the orphanage.
Chapter 7 - Meg searches for her father while the others meet a dodgy botanist.
Chapter 8 - The children enter a haunted village.
Chapter 9 - Arriving in Wellington, the children have to find a way across
Cook Strait .Chapter 10 - Conflict rages as the children are stranded on an island.
Chapter 11 - The children finally set foot on the South Island but Tama is not welcome in his home.
Chapter 12 - The journey through the mountains brings unexpected danger.
Chapter 13 - The children and Charlotte arrive at the farm where Frank lies in wait.
Cast
*Hudson Mills - Ethan
*Mikaela Devitt - Amy
*Rhys Castle Hughes - Tama
*Beatrice Joblin - Meg
*Tandi Wright - Charlotte
*John Bach - Frank
*Brian Sergeant - HaroldExternal links
* [http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/689534 Official Site]
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