''Seven Little Australians'' was a 10-part TV series that aired on

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in 1973. Captain Woolcot is a widower with seven children. He marries again and his new wife takes on all the trials of bringing up seven spirited children. The mini-series was based on

Ethel Turner Ethel Turner (24 January 1870 – 8 April 1958) was an English-born Australian novelist and children's literature writer. Life She was born Ethel Mary Burwell in Doncaster in England. Her father died when she was two, leaving her mother Sarah J ...

's best-selling novel, ''

Seven Little Australians ''Seven Little Australians'' is a classic Australian children's literature novel by Ethel Turner, published in 1894. Set mainly in Sydney in the 1880s, it relates the adventures of the seven mischievous Woolcot children, their stern army father ...

''. Music for the television miniseries was composed by Bruce Smeaton. It won the Gold Logie in 1974 for Best New Drama. The series was largely faithful to the book; differences include the fact that Judy was thin and waiflike in the book, she is more solidly built in the series. Meg's hair was long and dark, but in the book her hair is long and blonde. The series has been released on a 2-disc region 4 DVD set in Australia.

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{{reflist Australian television series 1970s Australian drama television series Television shows based on Australian novels Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming 1973 Australian television series debuts 1973 Australian television series endings Television shows set in colonial Australia