Catch Kandy

Catch Kandy was an Australian children's drama television series produced by Australian Film Productions. It was shot on film in colour on location in Sydney, Australia, premiering on the Seven Network in Australia on 12 May 1973 and ran for 13 episodes.^[1] The series was later shown in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Canada, Malaysia, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore and Zimbabwe.

Catch Kandy
Genre	Children’s Adventure/Drama
Created by	Australian Film Productions Romie Hill
Written by	Romie Hill
Directed by	Gerald Turney-Smith
Starring	Jann Ramel Jacqueline Foley Shane Porteous Patrick Ward Lyn James Zac Martin Peter Reynolds Colin Hughes Bob Lee Darrel Martin Carmen Duncan
Opening theme	"Catch Kandy" performed by Lionel Long
Ending theme	"Catch Kandy (Reprise)" performed by Lionel Long
Composer	John Sangster
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producer	R.A. Cole
Producer	C.W. Bewick Hack
Editor	Gerald Turney-Smith
Camera setup	Andrew Fraser
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	Seven Network
Release	1973 (1973) – 1973 (1973)

Plot overview

The series tells the story of an orphaned boy Catch Kandy and his sister Kate Kandy who, as the series begins, are living with their uncle, Earle Kandy. Their uncle, however, slips on a roller-skate which Catch left lying near stairs, and knocks himself unconscious. Believing he has killed his uncle, Catch and his sister go on the run. They end up hiding out at the Taronga Park Zoo in Sydney, living in a cave within the bear sanctuary whilst their uncle tries to track them down. They befriend a zoologist called Christian Faber.^[2][3]

Episode list

1. The Runaways
2. Into The Net
3. Christian Faber
4. Enemy Country
5. The Bait
6. Follow The Band
7. Young Fugitive
8. Close Call
9. The Price
10. Capsize
11. Climb into Trouble
12. Man in a Wetsuit
13. Gone Astray

Cast

• Jann Ramel – Catch Kandy
• Jacqueline Foley – Kate Kandy
• Patrick Ward – Christian Faber (pilot)
• Shane Porteous – Christian Faber
• Peter Reynolds – Earle Kandy
• Carmen Duncan – Mrs Wayne
• Lyn James – 2nd Mrs Wayne
• Zac Martin – Munganye
• Colin Hughes – police sergeant Lawson
• Bob Lee – policeman
• Darrel Martin – zoo kiosk attendant
• Graeme Smith – Slow Kelly
• Barry Donnelly – Fox Reagon
• Cecily Polson – Mrs James