Kelly is an Australian children's television series that first screened on Network Ten in 1991. The series was produced by Jonathan M. Shiff Productions and featured the adventures of a former police dog called Kelly.[1]
Kelly | |
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Directed by | Mark Defriest Chris Langman Brendan Maher Paul Moloney Mike Smith |
Composers | Garry McDonald Laurie Stone |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
Production | |
Producer | Jonathan M. Shiff |
Cinematography | Brett Anderson |
Editor | Philip Watts |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company | Jonathan M. Shiff Productions |
Original release | |
Network | Network Ten |
Release | 19 September 1991 – 1992 |
Related | |
Lassie The Littlest Hobo |
Plot
Kelly is a highly trained German Shepherd police dog who needs to recover from an injury on duty. Sergeant Mike Patterson sends him to stay with his son's family. Kelly becomes the constant companion of Jo Patterson, Mike's granddaughter, and her friend Danny Foster. Kelly has many classic adventures with the family and other friends, and was considered Australia's answer to 'Lassie' and 'The Littlest Hobo.[2]
Cast
- Charmaine Gorman as Jo Patterson
- Alexander Kemp as Danny Foster
- Gil Tucker as Frank Patterson
- Ailsa Piper as Maggie Patterson
- Anthony Hawkins as Mike Patterson
- Matthew Ketteringham as Chris Patterson
- Katy Brinson as Dr. Robyn Foster
- Joseph Spano as Brian Horton
- Simon Grey as Robbo
- Mat Lyons as Dino
- Orion Erickson as Flattop
- Lois Collinder
- Anne Phelan
- Louise Siversen as Glennis
- Pepe Trevor
- Kelly and Mickey trained and owned by Michael Garcia
References
- ^ "Series the networks can't afford". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). ACT: National Library of Australia. 28 January 1991. p. 26. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101129/plotsummary/