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The Story of the Treasure Seekers

1982 · 1 season

A gentle, old-fashioned children's adventure with a warm family feel and low stakes.

Created by
Julia Jones
Genres
Action & adventure, Mystery, Family
Starring
Lucinda Edmonds, Simon Hill, Christopher Reilly
Overview
With their once-wealthy family teetering on the brink of financial ruin, the six Bastable children – Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Noel, Alice and H.O. (Horace Octavius) – turn to treasure-seeking in a desperate effort to save their family home.

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Created by
Julia Jones
Genres
Action & adventure, Mystery, Family
Starring
Lucinda Edmonds, Simon Hill, Christopher Reilly
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • coming-of-age
  • survival
  • friendship
  • loyalty
Places
  • countryside
  • home
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism6
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
action & adventure, mystery, family
Created by
Julia Jones
Written by
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Starring
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Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes
Network
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
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