Hunter's Gold - First Episode

This classic kids’ adventure series follows a boy trying to find his missing father, amidst the 1860s Otago gold rush. The show displayed unprecedented production values, and demonstrated that Kiwi-made kids’ drama could be successfully exported. This first episode sees Scott Hunter (Andrew Hawthorn) steal away to Tucker’s Valley, spurred on by his unsympathetic uncle. In the background pieces, writer Roger Simpson recalls creating 13 scripts at high speed, and director Tom Parkinson writes about the Kiwi landscape as character, and finding the production team. 

Perhaps he struck it rich ... Corr, I’d give me right arm to be with him out there - free as a bird, accountable to no one. Always that chance of stumbling on a fortune.

– The Cobb and Co man (Ross Duncan) muses about Scott's father

Key Cast & Crew

John McRae

Producer

Tom Parkinson

Director

Ken Blackburn

As: Baddock

Roger Simpson

Writer, Creator

Andrew Hawthorn

As: Scott Hunter

Ian Watkin

As: Robber