- Terry and the Gunrunners
Terry and the Gunrunners is a book by
New Zealand authors Bob Kerr and Stephen Ballantyne.The authors created the comic book "Terry and the Gunrunners" in 1982 as part of a series that also included "Terry and the last Moa".
Plot
The story is about Terry Teo the skateboarding schoolboy who is the hero of the story. Along with his martial arts expert sister Polly, he takes on the notorious gunrunner Ray Vegas and his henchmen, Bluey and Curly. The bright colours and crazy sets help to recreate the story's comic book origins.
Adaptations
In 1985 it was made into a popular children's television series that contained many stars such as;
Michael Bentine (from the Goons), ex-NZ Prime MinisterRobert Muldoon , and comedianBilly T. James amongst others.References
* [http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/writers/kerrbob.html Bob Kerr's bio on the NZ Book Council website]
* [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=kYtuFTm_lfYC&pg=PA109&lpg=PA109&dq=Gunrunners+Stephen+Ballantyne+and+Bob+Kerr.+&source=web&ots=LrlAKs2w1U&sig=pqK9Z2vABFUEStzSXnciUlSXydI&hl=en Note in "Comics in Australia and New Zealand"] , viewable on Google Books
* [http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/368729 TV series entry on BFI]
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