Butterfly Island

This article is about the Australian TV series. For the Mexican island, see Janitzio.

Butterfly Island is an Australian children's drama television series. The first season cost $1.6 million, the second $3.2 million.^[1] This was the first mainstream Australian TV show where an Asian actor, David Phu An Chiem was given a lead role.^[2]

Butterfly Island
Written by	David Phillips
Directed by	Howard Rubie
Starring	Grigor Taylor Mouche Phillips Penne Hackforth-Jones
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of episodes	8 (season one) 22 (season two) 16 (season three)
Production
Producer	Stanley Walsh
Running time	30 mins
Original release
Network	ABC (series one) Seven (series two)
Release	1985 (1985) – 1987 (1987)

The first eight part season aired on the ABC in 1985. It followed the Wilson family who run a holiday resort. Also featured are a Vietnamese refugee and a crooked property developer.^[3][4] The second 22-part season moved to Channel 7 in 1987.^[5] A planned third season was axed in 1987 after a casting dispute with the Actors’ Equity over the use of an American actress.^[6] The series was revived in 1991.^[7]

Cast

Main / regular

• Grigor Taylor as Charlie Wilson
• Mouche Phillips as Jackie Wilson
• Penne Hackforth-Jones as Mary Travers
• Mark Kounnas as Greg Wilson
• Kerri Sackville as Sally Wilson (season 1)
• Phu An Chiem as Vo Diem (season 1)
• Vincent Ball as Sergeant Connolly (season 1)
• Gerry Sont as Bob Gallio (season 1)
• Peter Mochrie as Sergio Gallio (season 1)
• Neil Fitzpatrick as David Lee (season 1)

Recurring

• Peter Whitford as Fred