TV series

Barrier Reef
1971 · 1 season
A gentle, sunlit adventure with scientists exploring a vivid underwater world; calm, curious and easy to dip into.
- Created by
- John McCallum, Lee Robinson
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Joe James, Harold Hopkins, Ken James
- Overview
- Barrier Reef was an Australian television series that was first screened in 1971. Barrier Reef centred around a group of marine biologists on board a ship called the New Endeavour, researching around the Great Barrier Reef, off Queensland, Australia. "It was the first series in the world to feature extensive colour underwater filming on location". It was also a unique location for a TV show. The Great Barrier Reef is "The only living organic collective visible from Earth's orbit."
- How it feels
- Warm, earnest and light. Measured and easy to follow.
- About
- Science, exploration, nature, friendship
- Content
- Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- John McCallum, Lee Robinson
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Joe James, Harold Hopkins, Ken James










