Deadly was an Australian children's television cartoon series which first screened on the Nine Network

Nine Network

The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...

 in 2006. It was produced by Yoram Gross

Yoram Gross

Yoram Gross is an Australian producer of children’s and family entertainment. The company is best known for producing Blinky Bill and Dot and the Kangaroo.- History :...

 Productions and financed by the Film Finance Corporation Australia.

The series is based on the Deadly novel series written by Morris Gleitzman

Morris Gleitzman

Morris Gleitzman is an English-born Australian writer. He is one of Australia's most successful writers.Morris Gleitzman has also gained recognition for sparking an interest in politically-controversial children's books like Two Weeks with the Queen.He has collaborated on children's series with...

 and Paul Jennings

Paul Jennings (Australian author)

Paul Jennings AM is an English-born Australian children's book writer. His books mainly feature short stories that lead the reader through an unusual series of events that end with a twist.-Biography:...

. The story follows the adventures of Sprocket and Amy, trying to escape and meddle with the plans of the Brats.