Tales of the South Seas

1998 Australian TV series

Tales of the South Seas

Directed by| Donald Crombie
Ian Barry
Ian Gilmour
Scott Hartford-Davis
Brendan Maher
Starring|

* William Snow
* Rene Naufahu
* Rachel Blakely
* Rowena King
* Mark Lee
* Kimberley Joseph
* Adrian Wright

Composers|

* Garry McDonald
* Lawrence Stone

Country of origin| Australia
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 1
No. of episodes| 22 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers|

* Marla Ginsburg
* Jeffrey M. Hayes

Producer| Darryl Sheen
Cinematography| Mark Wareham
Editors|

* Suzanne Flannery
* Tim Wellburn
* Michael J Hagan

Running time| 45 minutes
Production companies|

* CLT-UFA[1]
* Gaumont Télévision[1]
* South Pacific Pictures[2]
* Village Roadshow Pictures

Original release
Network| Network Ten
Release| February 3 (1998-02-03) –
June 30, 1998 (1998-06-30)

Tales of the South Seas is a 1998 Australian TV series[3] loosely based on Jack London's 1912 novel A Son of the Sun.

## Plot

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Set at the turn of the 20th century, Tales of the South Seas follows David Grief, captain of The Rattler, and his Polynesian friend and partner, Mauriri Lepau, on their adventures in the Pacific South Sea Islands. After helping to prove her innocence after she was falsely accused of murder, they are often joined by Isabelle Reed, a stable owner on the island.

## Main Cast[4]

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* William Snow as David Grief
* Rene Naufahu as Mauriri Lepau
* Rachel Blakely as Isabelle Reed
* Rowena King as Lavinia Timoto
* Mark Lee as Rev. Colin Trent
* Kimberley Joseph as Claire Devon
* Adrian Wright as Lt. Jean Morlais

## Episodes

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No.| Title| Directed by| Written by| Original air date| Prod.
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1| "Paradise Regained"| Ian Barry| Peter McCabe| February 3, 1998 (1998-02-03)| 9701

* Guest cast: Gottfried John as Gunter; Anthony Hawkins as the bishop

2| "The Devil's Pearl"| Donald Crombie| Peter McCabe| February 10, 1998 (1998-02-10)| 9702

* Guest cast: Bruce Spence as Naari Herring

3| "The Locket"| Donald Crombie| Peter McCabe| February 17, 1998 (1998-02-17)| 9703
4| "Lessons for a Warrior"| Scott Hartford-Davis| Teleplay by : Michael Norell & Cynthia A. Cherbak
Story by : Peter McCabe| February 24, 1998 (1998-02-24)| 9704

* Guest cast: Jerome Ehlers as villain

5| "Trent in Love"| Ian Barry| Teleplay by : Jennifer Cecil
Story by : Peter McCabe| March 3, 1998 (1998-03-03)| 9705

* Guest cast: John Noble as Christian Ambrose

6| "The Fiery Messiah"| Scott Hartford-Davis| Teleplay by : Lynn Mamet
Story by : Peter McCabe| March 10, 1998 (1998-03-10)| 9706
7| "Blackbirding"| Ian Gilmour| Teleplay by : Sean Clark
Story by : Peter McCabe| March 17, 1998 (1998-03-17)| 9707

* Guest cast: Anthony Hawkins as the bishop; Ian Bliss

8| "The Rabblerouser"| Donald Crombie| Karen Harris| March 24, 1998 (1998-03-24)| 9708

* Guest cast: John Bach as Miller

9| "Isabelle's Brother"| Ian Gilmour| Teleplay by : Jeffrey Bloom| March 31, 1998 (1998-03-31)| 9709

* Guest cast: Peter McCauley as William Reed

10| "The Boxer Rebellion"| Not credited| Jennifer Cecil| April 7, 1998 (1998-04-07)| 9710
11| "The Statue"| Donald Crombie| Peter McCabe| April 14, 1998 (1998-04-14)| 9711

* Guest cast: Imogen Annesley

12| "Fool's Gold"| Scott Hartford-Davis| Mike Sussman| April 21, 1998 (1998-04-21)| 9712
13| "The Assassin"| Colin Budds| Teleplay by : Lynn Mamet
Story by : Peter McCabe| April 28, 1998 (1998-04-28)| 9713
14| "The Outlaws"| Ian Gilmour| Tim Davis & Elinor Jewett| May 5, 1998 (1998-05-05)| 9714
15| "Fatal Shore"| Donald Crombie| Peter McCabe| May 12, 1998 (1998-05-12)| 9715
16| "Fast Company"| Brendan Maher| Phyllis Strong| May 19, 1998 (1998-05-19)| 9716

* Guest cast: Manu Bennett as David Legeure; Mark Hembrow

17| "The Eye of Tangaroa"| Brendan Maher| Shane Brennan| May 26, 1998 (1998-05-26)| 9717
18| "Rock of Ages"| Karl Zwicky| Yuki Asano| June 2, 1998 (1998-06-02)| 9718
19| "Grief and the Lepers"| Karl Zwicky| Story by : Peter McCabe
Teleplay by : Hannah Louise Shearer| June 9, 1998 (1998-06-09)| 9719
20| "The Compass and the Killer"| Brendan Maher| Jennifer Cecil| June 16, 1998 (1998-06-16)| 9720
21| "The Tender Trap"| Ian Gilmour| Mike Sussman| June 23, 1998 (1998-06-23)| 9721
22| "The End of Jenny"| Brendan Maher| Jennifer Cecil| June 30, 1998 (1998-06-30)| 9722

## References

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1. ^ a b "Gaumont looks to Pacific for new fare" by Michael Williams at variety.com
2. ^ "HBO sees island in ‘ Seas’ hour" at variety.com
3. ^ Tales of the South Seas at Australian Television
4. ^ Screen Australia. "The Screen Guide - Tales of the South Seas (1997)". Retrieved 2024-01-15.

## External links

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* Tales of the South Seas at IMDb
* Fan site via web.archive.org

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