Children of the Dog Star

Children of the Dog Star

1984
1 Season
7.5
Sci-Fi & Fantasy

12 year old Gretchen comes to stay on her uncle's farm for the holidays, but shortly after her arrival strange things start to happen. Gretchen has a passion for science and a talent for all things mechanical, which is why the old brass weathervane fascinates her. But the brass daisy rod has a complex and terrifying significance, and Gretchen and her new friend Ronny discover its links with the far distant Sirius, the Dog Star.

Episodes

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E1Apr 2, 198424m

The Brass Daisy

Twelve-year-old Gretchen comes to stay on her uncle's farm for the holidays, but shortly after her arrival strange things start happening.

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E2Apr 9, 198424m

Power Stop

Gretchen knows there's something very mysterious about the brass daisy on top of the barn and she's determined to find out what it is.

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E3Apr 16, 198424m

Swamp Light

Unexplained events are affecting the whole community of Wakaatua, and Ronny starts to get scared.

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E4Apr 23, 198424m

Alien Summons

Bevis has gone missing and both Gretchen and Ronny realise the danger they are all in.

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E5Apr 30, 198424m

Kolob

Gretchen has reached the source of the strange power and starts to learn it's secrets.

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E6May 7, 198424m

Alien Contact

Ronny and Gretchen are forced to act when the alien power threatens to overwhelm them.

Top Cast

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Sarah Dunn

Gretchen Kierney

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Jeison Wallace

Ronny Kepa

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Hamish Bartle

Bevis Elliott

Roy Billing

Roy Billing

Donald Kierney

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Susan Wilson

Kathleen Kierney

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Raymond Hawthorne

Herbert Mitchell

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David McKenzie

Vic Mitchell

Anzac Wallace

Anzac Wallace

Mataui Kepa