Horace and Tina

Horace & Tina is an Australian children's television series that first screened on Network Ten in 2001. The series was produced by Jonathan M. Shiff Productions. The series mixes animatronic characters (Horace & Tina) with live action drama.^[1]

Horace and Tina
Created by	Jonathan M. Shiff
Developed by	Robert Greenberg
Starring	Jasmine Ellis Jordan White Matthew Parkinson Carolyn Bock David Sacher Terry Norris Hannah Greenwood Carl Lennie
Voices of	Jackie Kelleher Frank Gallacher
Composer	Brett Rosenberg
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	26
Production
Executive producer	Jonathan M. Shiff
Producers	Ann Darrouzet Jonathan M. Shiff
Cinematography	László Baranyai
Editors	Philip Watts Cindy Clarkson Anne Carter
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Australian Film Finance Corporation Jonathan M. Shiff Productions Film Victoria Network Ten Australia
Original release
Network	Network Ten
Release	4 May (2001-05-04) – 25 October 2001 (2001-10-25)

Plot

Horace is a short, grumpy, 200-year-old man who is the world's greatest mischief maker. His elder sister, Tina, is a 271-year-old incurable romantic who loves to meddle and give advice. Lauren Parker discovers she is the only person who can see Horace and Tina and has to keep their existence a secret from her family and friends without them thinking she's going crazy.^[2]

Cast

• Jasmine Ellis as Lauren Parker
• Jordan White as Max Tate
• Matthew Parkinson as Steve Tate
• Carolyn Bock as Kimberly Tate
• Jackie Kelleher as the voice of Tina
• Frank Gallacher as the voice of Horace
• David Sacher as Lachlan Watson
• Terry Norris as Ern Watson
• Hannah Greenwood as Annabel Delaney
• Carl Lennie as TJ Knox
• Isabella Dunwill
• Greg Stone as Mr Birdwood

Recurring

• Jeremy Stanford as D.I. Clifford Knox
• Sean Scully as Mr Reid

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Arrivals"	Michael Carson	Helen MacWhirter and David Phillips	4 May 2001 (2001-05-04)
2	"Settling In"	Michael Carson	David Phillips	11 May 2001 (2001-05-11)
3	"Friends"	Richard Jasek	David Phillips	18 May 2001 (2001-05-18)
4	"Playing Dumb"	Richard Jasek	Robert Greenberg	25 May 2001 (2001-05-25)
5	"Seeing Things"	Mandy Smith	Robert Greenberg	1 June 2001 (2001-06-01)
6	"Coming Together"	Mandy Smith	Peter Kinloch	8 June 2001 (2001-06-08)
7	"Party to the Max"	Mandy Smith	Peter Kinloch	15 June 2001 (2001-06-15)
8	"Animal Acts"	Mandy Smith	Helen MacWhirter	22 June 2001 (2001-06-22)
9	"Squirm"	Michael Carson	Helen MacWhirter	29 June 2001 (2001-06-29)
10	"Nelf Rot"	Mandy Smith	David Phillips	6 July 2001 (2001-07-06)
11	"Stagefright"	Richard Jasek	David Phillips	13 July 2001 (2001-07-13)
12	"Dear Diary"	Michael Carson	Sue Hore	20 July 2001 (2001-07-20)
13	"Crunch Time"	Mandy Smith	Sue Hore	27 July 2001 (2001-07-27)
14	"School Camp"	Richard Jasek	Michael Joshua	3 August 2001 (2001-08-03)
15	"A Bad Influence"	Mandy Smith	Marieke Hardy	10 August 2001 (2001-08-10)
16	"Nelf Day"	Mandy Smith	David Hannam	17 August 2001 (2001-08-17)
17	"The Cover Up"	Richard Jasek	David Hannam	24 August 2001 (2001-08-24)
18	"Tina & Ern"	David Cameron	John Coulter	31 August 2001 (2001-08-31)
19	"Problem Student"	Richard Jasek	John Coulter	7 September 2001 (2001-09-07)
20	"Nowhere to Hide"	Richard Jasek	Jutta Goetze	14 September 2001 (2001-09-14)
21	"Abracadabra"	Richard Jasek	Jutta Goetze	21 September 2001 (2001-09-21)
22	"Dancing Partner"	David Phillips	David Phillips	28 September 2001 (2001-09-28)
23	"The Great Train Robbery"	David Cameron	David Phillips	4 October 2001 (2001-10-04)
24	"Best Friend"	David Cameron	Kris Mrksa	11 October 2001 (2001-10-11)
25	"Number One Again"	Richard Jasek	Jutta Goetze	18 October 2001 (2001-10-18)
26	"Goodbye"	David Cameron	Jutta Goetze	25 October 2001 (2001-10-25)