The Silver Brumby
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The Silver Brumby was an Australian animated children's television series
written by Jon Stephens and Judy Malmgren based on Elyne Mitchell
's Silver Brumby
books. A total of thirty-nine episodes were produced by Media World between 1994 and 1996 and these were broadcast on CBBC
in the United Kingdom
.
The episodes featured Thowra, a silver colt, his brothers Storm and Arrow and their friends the bush animals in their continued quest to resist the Mountain Men's efforts to capture them.
The series was remade into a feature length film by Media World Features and Lions Gate Home Entertainment with Barnholtz Entertainment in 2004. The title was changed to "The Silver Stallion," and starred Russell Crowe and Caroline Goodall. The Australian based film was directed by John Tatoulis and produced by Colin J. South, and went on to win 5 Film Festivals.
Children's television series
Children's television series, are commercial television programs designed for, and marketed to children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run in the early evening, for the children that go to school...
written by Jon Stephens and Judy Malmgren based on Elyne Mitchell
Elyne Mitchell
Elyne Mitchell, OAM was an Australian author noted for the Silver Brumby series of children's novels...
's Silver Brumby
Silver Brumby
The Silver Brumby series is a collection of children's books by Australian author Elyne Mitchell. They recount the life and adventures of Thowra, a magnificent pale brumby stallion, and his descendants, and are set in the Snowy Mountains region of Australia....
books. A total of thirty-nine episodes were produced by Media World between 1994 and 1996 and these were broadcast on CBBC
CBBC
CBBC is one of two brand names used for the BBC's children's television strands. Between 1985 and 2002, CBBC was the name given to all the BBC's programmes on TV for children aged under 14...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
The episodes featured Thowra, a silver colt, his brothers Storm and Arrow and their friends the bush animals in their continued quest to resist the Mountain Men's efforts to capture them.
The series was remade into a feature length film by Media World Features and Lions Gate Home Entertainment with Barnholtz Entertainment in 2004. The title was changed to "The Silver Stallion," and starred Russell Crowe and Caroline Goodall. The Australian based film was directed by John Tatoulis and produced by Colin J. South, and went on to win 5 Film Festivals.