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The Haunted School Created by Carol Drinkwater Based on The Haunted School novel byScreenplay by Helen Creswell Directed by Frank Arnold Starring
Carol Drinkwater
James Laurie
Lynne Porteous
Emil Minty
Beth Buchanan
Country of origin Australia Original language English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 8 Producer Ray Alchin Cinematography
Peter Hendry
Roger Lanser
Editor Lynn Solly Running time 30 minutes Network ABC Release 2 October 1986 (1986-10-02 )
The Haunted School is an Australian television series that aired on ABC in 1986.
[1]
Synopsis
A young English teacher opens a school in a haunted hotel.
[2]
Cast
Carol Drinkwater as Fanny Crowe
James Laurie as Joseph McCormack
Michael Beecher as Henry Blackburn
Vic Hawkins as Henry Blackburn (replaced Beecher after an on-set injury)
[3]
Emil Minty as Patrick McCormick
Grant Navin as Richard Blackburn
Beth Buchanan as Vanessa
Leigh Nicholls as Clarissa
Mouche Phillips as Magpie
Lynne Porteous as Lil Boyd
Mervyn Drake as Charlie Boyd
Harry Lawrence as Jermiah
Duncan Wass as Reverend Dalton
Jennifer West as Mrs. Tippery
Production
Created by and starring Carol Drinkwater the series was based on her novel by the same name.
[4] Over objections from the Australian Writers' Guild the producers used an English writer, Helen Cresswell, for the script.
[5] It was shot in near Belrose in a gold-mining village created for the production.
[6] Actor Michael Beecher was injured during the second week of production and was replaced by Vic Hawkins who five weeks later was also injured and was replaced by the returning Beecher.
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External links
References
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"Children's series" , Victor Harbour Times , 26 September 1986
^ Hooks, Barbara (23 October 1985), "Take one governess, add a pub, and mix", The Age
^ Bone, Pamela (2 October 1986), "Gremlins almost caught the cast", The Age
^ Sutton, Pollyanna (29 September 1986),
"From vet's wife to The Haunted School" , The Canberra Times
^ Albert Moran (1993). Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series .
AFTRS .
^ Cho, Judy (19 December 1985), "Cockies plague TV drama", The Sydney Morning Herald
^ Georgiou, Angela (30 December 1985), "Supernatural guests at the The (sic) Haunted Inn", The Sydney Morning Herald