Children’s television
Horace and Tina
The story
Horace & Tina is an Australian live-action puppet comedy drama children's television series that first screened on Network Ten in 2001. The series was produced by Jonathan M. Shiff Productions. The series mixes animatronic characters (Horace & Tina) with live action drama.
Plot
Horace is a short, grumpy, 200-year-old man who is the world's greatest mischief maker. His elder sister, Tina, is a 271-year-old incurable romantic who loves to meddle and give advice. Lauren Parker discovers she is the only person who can see Horace and Tina and has to keep their existence a secret from her family and friends without them thinking she's going crazy.
Cast
Jasmine Ellis as Lauren Parker
Jordan White as Max Tate
Matthew Parkinson as Steve Tate
Carolyn Bock as Kimberly Tate
Jackie Kelleher as the voice of Tina
Frank Gallacher as the voice of Horace
David Sacher as Lachlan Watson
Terry Norris as Ern Watson
Hannah Greenwood as Annabel Delaney
Carl Lennie as TJ Knox
Isabella Dunwill
Greg Stone as Mr Birdwood
Recurring
Jeremy Stanford as D.I. Clifford Knox
Sean Scully as Mr Reid