Children’s television
Search for Treasure Island
The story
Search for Treasure Island is an Australian TV series that aired in 1998 and 2000. It revolves around a group of people finding the mysterious Treasure Island. The protagonists encounter many cultures, factions and obstacles on the island as they try to find their parents and escape the ominous Maelstrom.
The production was handled by Grundy Television Pty Ltd, with direction by Howard Rubie and others.
Synopsis
Expert yachtsman Paul Raymond disappears while searching for the legendary Treasure Island after his yacht is lost in the Maelstrom, a mysterious storm surrounding the island. A year later, his wife Sally, stepson Mark and daughter Jacqui set out to find him. After rescuing a stranded girl named Thea, their yacht is also caught in the Maelstrom, leaving the group stranded on Treasure Island, where they encounter isolated communities descended from people who became trapped on the island across different periods of history.
In the first season, the group becomes separated as they search for Paul and the legendary treasure. They encounter communities including the Merchants, the Horse Lords and the Samurai while repeatedly clashing with the enigmatic Dante in their efforts to reunite and escape the island. After reuniting, the survivors escape aboard a Royal Navy submarine and attempt to navigate through the Maelstrom.
In the second season, the submarine is wrecked in the Maelstrom, stranding the survivors on the opposite side of the island. Reunited with old allies and confronted by the Stormers, the Brotherhood and Long John Silver's pirate crew, they continue their search for the treasure while again opposing Dante. Recovering the treasure and freeing their captured companions, the group ultimately escapes Treasure Island by navigating safely through the Maelstrom.
Cast
Daniel Kellie as Mark Raymond
Brittany Byrnes as Thea Hawkins
Shane Briant as Dante/Tempus
Jan Wachtel as Karl Baumann
Scot Swalwell as Hans-Peter
Christie Hayes as Maria
Brooke "Mikey" Anderson as Jacqui Raymond
Martin Vaughan as Jones
Anna Volska as Frau Keller
Scott McGregor as Paul Raymond
June Salter as Mrs Silver
Tiriel Mora as Captain Escovar
Jacek Koman as Don Grego