A Drop In The Ocean
A Drop In The Ocean is an Australian children's television series which first screened on the ABC in 1972. A sequel drama called Birds of Passage was made.
| A Drop In The Ocean | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children's television |
| Directed by | Barry Sloane |
| Starring | Kate Fitzpatrick Don Barkham |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | 5 November 1972 Sydney[1] |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Birds of Passage[2] |
Plot
A Drop In The Ocean follows the story of three children who became involved with smugglers. It was filmed around the wharves and slipways of Balmain on Sydney Harbour.[3]
Production
The series was produced by the ABC's "Young People's Department". The episodes were also edited together as a film to screen overseas. Most of the dialogue for the film is improvised. Director Barry Sloane told the Sun Herald: "It gives enormous advantages when working with child actors, and leads to a more natural film." [4]
Cast
- Kate Fitzpatrick as Shirl (a crook)
- Don Barkham as Dingo (Shirl's male accomplice)
- Matthew Crosby (son of actor Don Crosby.)[5]
- Michelle Booker
- Carlos Merlo
See also
References
- "A Drop In The Ocean". The Australian Women's Weekly. 40 (21). Australia, Australia. 25 October 1972. p. 10. Retrieved 27 April 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Channel 3". The Canberra Times. 53 (15, 977). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 21 June 1979. p. 40. Retrieved 27 April 2019 – via National Library of Australia. , ...Birds of Passage: A sequel to the award winning drama, 'A Drop in the Ocean', 'Birds of Passage' tells of the adventures of three kids who discover a bird-smuggling racket operating on Sydney Harbour. Stars Kate Fitzpatrick, Michael Marelli, Jackie Howard, Scott Humphreys...
- Page 61, The Sydney Morning Herald from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 29 October 1972
- Page 105, The Sydney Morning Herald from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 11 June 1972
- The matriarch's legendary heart, 2 June 2006, The Sydney Morning Herald, ...the actor Don Crosby...Matthew, an actor...
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