The Adventures of the Terrible Ten

The Terrific Adventures of the Terrible Ten, more commonly known as The Adventures of the Terrible Ten, was an Australian children's TV show originally titled Ten Town that ran from 1959 to 1960. The series was filmed in rural Victoria. Fifty-two 10-minute episodes were created for the original series. The original episodes were re-edited and along with new footage were released in 1962 as The Ten Again. The series was originally screened on GTV-9; however, all repeats were aired by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.[1]

The Adventures of the Terrible Ten
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of episodes	52
Production
Producer	Roger Mirams
Running time	10 minutes
Production company	Pacific Films
Release
Original network	GTV-9, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Original release	1959 – 1960

In 1965 a colour feature film adaptation of the series entitled Funny Things Happen Down Under was released; it was the film debut of Olivia Newton-John.

References

1. The A to Z of Australian Radio and Television. Scarecrow Press. 2009. p. 364. ISBN 978-0810868564. Retrieved 27 February 2013.

External links

• The Adventures of the Terrible Ten at IMDb

Number in series	Number in season	Title	Directed By	Written By	Original air date
1	1	"Terrible Ten Build a town."	?	?	1960
2	2	"Ten Town Fire Brigade"	?	?	1960
?	?	"Terrible Ten Help The Police"	?	John Sherman	1960
?	?	"The Great Submarine Mystery"	?	Jeffery Underhill	1960
?	?	"A horse named Joe (Part 1)"	Joe McCormick	?	1960
?	?	"A horse named Joe (Part 2)"	Joe McCormick	?	1960