''Saturdee'' is an Australian
children's television series
Children's television series (or children's television shows) are television show, television programs designed for children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run during ...
that first screened on the
Seven Network
The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by Seven West Media Limited, and is one of five main free-to-air television networks in Australia ...
in 1986, adapted from the novel by
Norman Lindsay
Norman Alfred William Lindsay (22 February 1879 – 21 November 1969) was an Australian artist, etcher, sculptor, writer, art critic, novelist, cartoonist and amateur boxing, boxer. One of the most prolific and popular Australian artists of his ...
. The ten part series is set in the small town of Redheap in the 1920s and tells the story of 12-year-old Peter Gimble and his friends.
Saturdee was produced by
Steve Vizard
Stephen William Vizard AM (born 6 March 1956) is an Australian television and radio presenter, producer, writer, lawyer and businessman. He is an adjunct professor at Monash University and University of Adelaide.
Vizard has written for and ...
, directed by John Gauci and written by Judith Colquhoun and Peter Hepworth.
Cast
* Dominic McDonald as Peter Gimble
* Troy Sussman as Conkey Menders
* Tahnee Marks as Dolly Trimmer
* Tamsin West as Trixie
*
Christine Amor
Christine Debra Amor (born 1952) is an Australian actress of stage, television and film.
Career
Amor was born in Brisbane, Queensland. She graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). She has acted extensively in television gu ...
as Ma Gimble
* Wade Coleman as Bluey
See also
*
List of Australian television series
References
External links
*
Saturdeeat the Australian Television Information Archive
Seven Network original programming
Australian children's television series
1986 Australian television series debuts
1986 Australian television series endings
English-language television shows
Norman Lindsay
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