Hector's Bunyip

Hector's Bunyip, is a 1986 Australian TV movie about a young boy who is abducted by a bunyip.^[1]

Hector's Bunyip
Written by	Judith Colquhoun
Directed by	Mark Callan
Starring	Robert Coleby Barbara Stephens Gordon Piper Tushka Bergen
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Helen Boyd
Running time	93 mins
Production company	JNP Films
Budget	$530,000[1]
Original release
Release	1986 (1986)

Synopsis

Six year old Hector in the youngest of three children in a poor foster family. His best friend is an imaginary creature he calls 'Bunyip'. One day a child welfare officer mistakenly deems the family home unsuitable for Hector, and makes arrangements for him to be placed in the care of an orphanage, but before the agency can follow through, Hector mysteriously 'disappears'. In reality, the family has hidden Hector, claiming he was taken by the 'Bunyip' - with the hope that in the meantime the counselor will change her mind.

Cast

• Robert Coleby as George Bailey
• Barbara Stephens as Irene Bailey
• Gordon Piper as Jack Benson
• Tushka Bergen as Pandora Bailey
• Denise Roberts as Gladys Glum
• Joan Sydney as Maude Trembalt
• Joyce Jacobs as Ivy Clements
• Todd Boyce as Constable Gilbert Goode
• Syd Heylen as Chooka Morris
• Brian Moll as Ernest Sister

Production

The film was shot in the lower Hunter Valley in New South Wales, Australia .^[2] It was aired on WonderWorks.