Platypus Cove
6.3
After saving a drowning boy's life, a fifteen-year-old orphan is taken aboard by the family as a deckhand.
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Cast
22 people
Tony Barry
Frank Nelson
Known for
Faraway Downs
Harrow
Carmen Duncan
Margaret Davis
Known for
Turkey Shoot
Harlequin
Peter Maxwell
Charles Stamp
Geoff Gardiner
Simone Buchanan
Jenny Nelson
Known for
Boar
Neighbours
Brendon Lunney
Paul Smith
Jim Mason
Also in
The Henderson Kids
The Cowra Breakout
Martin Lewis
Peter Nelson
Also in
Five Mile Creek
Fatty Finn
Aileen Britton
Grandma Mason
Known for
My Brilliant Career
Henri Szeps
Winston Bell
Known for
The Plumber
Mark Hembrow
Paddy O'Neil
Known for
The Man From Snowy River II
Peter Maxwell Director · Charles Stamp Screenplay
United States release January 1, 1986 · Produced in Australia
Production
Independent Productions
Production
Australia
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Australia · January 1, 1983
TV
United States · January 1, 1986
Theatrical
Germany
May 26, 1996 · TV premiere
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