The Genie from Down Under (1996)

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The Genie from Down Under is a British/Australian children's comedy television series. It was a co-production between the ACTF, the BBC and the ABC from 1996 to 1998. It was released on video in the 1990s, and is available for order via the ACTF website or Purchase on iTunes. The Director of the ACTF Patricia Edgar came up with the idea for the series. Esben Storm, Steve Spears and a team of writers work-shopped the storylines. Following the demonstrable success of Round the Twist on the BBC, the head of children's television Anna Home agreed to put up half the $4.1 million budget for a co-production. With this project, the ACTF broke new ground with a production financing structure.

Original Release

06/03/1996 on ABC

Cast

Name

Character

Penelope Townes

Baz

Bruce

Lady Diana Townes

Miss Mossop

Otto von Meister

Conrad von Meister

Lord 'Bubbles' Uppington-Smythe

Kylie Belling

Trish Emu

Emily Milburn

Marcia Huntley

(see additional cast & crew)

#	Title	Air Date
1	Wishing and Hoping	Monday, 03 June 1996
2	It's My Opal (and I'll Cry If I Want To)	Monday, 10 June 1996
3	Where It's At	Monday, 17 June 1996
4	Good Cop, Bad Genie	Monday, 24 June 1996
5	Customs	Monday, 01 July 1996
6	Larceny	Monday, 08 July 1996
7	The Eternal Quadrangle	Monday, 15 July 1996
8	Nobody's Perfect	Monday, 22 July 1996
9	The Triple Agent	Monday, 29 July 1996
10	A Tale of Two Cities	Monday, 05 August 1996
11	School Daze	Monday, 12 August 1996
12	Triple Threat	Monday, 19 August 1996
13	It's Still Magic	Monday, 26 August 1996