''The Haunted School'' is an Australian television series which screened in 1986 on the
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. It was based on the novel of the same by
Carol Drinkwater
Carol Drinkwater (born 22 April 1948) is a British actress, writer and filmmaker residing in France. She portrayed Helen Herriot (née Alderson) in the television adaptation of the James Herriot books '' All Creatures Great and Small'', which l ...
, who also starred in the lead role.
The series was produced by Ray Alchin, written by Helen Cresswell and directed by Frank Arnold.
Cast
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Carol Drinkwater
Carol Drinkwater (born 22 April 1948) is a British actress, writer and filmmaker residing in France. She portrayed Helen Herriot (née Alderson) in the television adaptation of the James Herriot books '' All Creatures Great and Small'', which l ...
as Fanny Crowe
* Grant Navin as Richard Blackburn
*
Michael Beecher as Henry Blackburn
* James Laurie as Joseph McCormack
*
Emil Minty
Emil Minty (born 1972) is an Australian former child actor and jeweller.
Career
He played The Feral Kid, a feral child in the 1981 film '' Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior''. As an actor, he had no lines in the film. After ''Mad Max 2'', Minty had ...
as Patrick McCormick
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Beth Buchanan
Beth Christine Buchanan (born 10 March 1972) is an Australian actress and Social Worker. She is best known for the television roles in sitcom ''Hey Dad!'', Gemma Ramsay in ''Neighbours'', and Susan Croydon in ''Blue Heelers''. She was also a l ...
as Vanessa
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Mouche Phillips
Mouche Phillips (born 1973) is an Australian actress and theatre producer, best known for her television roles as Aviva "Viv" Newton in '' Home and Away'' (1989–90) and Eva Sykes in police procedural series '' Water Rats'' (2000–01).
Ea ...
as Magpie
* Leigh Nicholls as Clarissa
* Mervyn Drake as Charlie Boyd
* Harry Lawrence as Jeremiah
* Jennifer West as Mrs. Tippery
* Lynne Porteous as Lil Boyd
* Duncan Wass as Reverend Dalton
See also
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List of Australian television series
Future shows
Seven
* ''The 1% Club'' (Seven Network game show 2023–)
* ''Apartment Rules'' (Seven Network reality 2023–)
* '' Animals Aboard with Dr Harry'' (Seven Network reality 2023–)
* ''Armchair Experts'' (Seven Network sports ...
References
External links
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The Haunted Schoolat the Australian Television Information Archive
1986 Australian television series debuts
Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming
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