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6/10 TV Country of origin Australia Final episode date 1958 | 7.3/10 IMDb Genre Adventure First episode date 1958 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Created by Martin Rackin
Byron Haskin
Joseph Kaufman
Robert Louis Stevenson Written by Martin Rackin
Kay Keavney Directed by Byron Haskin
Lee Sholem Starring Robert Newton
Connie Gilchrist
Kit Taylor Network Australian Broadcasting Corporation Cast Robert Newton, Connie Gilchrist, Grant Taylor, Harry Hambleton, Eric Reiman Program creators Robert Louis Stevenson, Martin Rackin Similar Treasure Island, Escape of the Artful Dodger, Black Sails, The Legends of Treasure, Noah and Saskia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Adventures of Long John Silver is a TV series about the Long John Silver character from Treasure Island. It was made in 1954 in colour in Australia for the American and British markets before the development of Australian television.
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Cast and characters
Newton and several of the other actors had the same roles as in the 1954 film Long John Silver, also shot in Australia.
Broadcast history
The series was shown in the United States from 1956, and in the UK on ITV in 1957. It was shown in Australia on the ABC in 1958, in the afternoon Children's TV Club. It was also shown on commercial regional TV in the mid to late 70s in Australia. In 1985 the series was repeated in the United Kingdom in a Saturday afternoon slot on ITV.
For much of its international audience, the series aired after the death of its star, Robert Newton, who had died of a heart attack in Hollywood in March 1956.
