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Raymond Thompson

Born April 5, 1949 · Redditch, England, UK

Died January 10, 2025 · aged 75

Raymond Webster Thompson MNZM was a British-born Canadian/New Zealand screenwriter, composer and producer, best known for creating the NZ series, The Tribe. He died in 2025.

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Return to Treasure IslandReturn to Treasure Island · 1996
Return to Treasure Island
★ 8.51996
MovieAdventure
A grown-up Jim Hawkins returns to the island and searches for treasure with the daughter of Long John Silver while an evil sea captain gives chase.
The TribeThe Tribe · 1999
The Tribe
★ 7.21999
SeriesDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
All adults have been wiped out by a deadly virus, leaving the children of the world to fend for themselves.
Howards' WayHowards' Way · 1985
Howards' Way
★ 5.91985
SeriesDramaSoap
The BBC's answer to Dynasty, Howards' Way was launched in 1985 with an enormous 1 million pound budget. The main characters in the show were 'best boat designer in the world' Tom Howard, his boutique running wife Jan Howard, 'I'll have a drink' Jack Rolfe and a nasty man called Ken Masters. It starred Maurice Colbourne.
Atlantis HighAtlantis High · 2001
Atlantis High
★ 6.22001
SeriesDramaComedy
Atlantis High is a teen comedy TV show, shot in New Zealand in 2001. The plot revolves around 16-year-old Giles Gordon, who has just moved to Sunset Cove, "a beautiful coastal surfing town where the sun is always shining, the people are all beautiful and everything is perfect... or so it seems." He enrolls in Atlantis High School, where he soon discovers that Sunset Cove is unlike any town he's ever seen: populated by double-agents, aliens and high school students with blue hair and pointy ears, its inhabitants are eccentric lunatics who at times turn into superheroes or other whimsical figures. Atlantis High both parodies soap operas and pays homage to spoof television.
The Adventures of Swiss Family RobinsonThe Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson · 1998
The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson
★ 6.41998
SeriesAction & AdventureDrama
Classic saga of the merchant and his family shipwrecked on a South Seas island. This adaptation of the Johann David Wyss tale was one of the Pax network's initial offerings.
A Twist in the TaleA Twist in the Tale · 1999
A Twist in the Tale
★ 4.81999
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyFamily
A Twist in the Tale is a 1998 TV series starring William Shatner. Willam Shatner's A Twist In The Tale was a 15 episode short lived television series in the late 1990s. Every week the narrator/host would have a group of children he would tell a story to. The main children were always in the story itself.
The Enid Blyton Adventure SeriesThe Enid Blyton Adventure Series · 1996
The Enid Blyton Adventure Series
★ 4.71996
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyAction & Adventure
Join Philip, Dinah, Lucy, and Jack along with their beloved pet parrot, Kiki, in this unique and contemporary series of breath taking non stop action and adventure. Through rivers, woods, mountains - even a circus - this group of intrepid adventurers make sure that they save the day, although at times it looks as though they might need saving themselves! A whirlwind of fun, excitement and daring, this series will appeal to children and indeed families of all ages where good always triumphs in the end.
The Legend of William TellThe Legend of William Tell · 1998
The Legend of William Tell
★ 5.01998
SeriesDrama
The Legend of William Tell is a 16-part television fantasy/drama series produced in 1998 by Cloud 9 Productions in New Zealand. The basic premise of the series — a crossbow-wielding rebel defies a corrupt governor — and the name of the title character were adopted from the traditional story, but the series was set in a fantasy world and featured supernatural themes. Described by executive producer Raymond Thompson as "Star Wars on the planet Earth", this is a fantasy saga of bravery, magic, myth and romance. William Tell is the youthful leader of a band of young, ‘brat pack' outlaws, forever hunted by the forces of darkness, led by Xax and Kreel, who have usurped power in their homeland. The series of self-contained stories follows Will's quest to restore young Princess Vara to her rightful place on the royal throne and defeat Xax and Kreel's forces — and by doing so, bring back peace and order to the Kingdom of Kale. There is action and adventure along the way, magic, creatures, mystery, intrigue — but also much human drama and interplay among Will's rebel band who must support each other in their quest. The group encounter a diverse range of people and situations on their journey — some help the resistance movement, others are cohorts of Xax and Kreel.

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The Legend of William TellThe Legend of William Tell · 1998
The Legend of William Tell
★ 5.01998
SeriesDrama
The Legend of William Tell is a 16-part television fantasy/drama series produced in 1998 by Cloud 9 Productions in New Zealand. The basic premise of the series — a crossbow-wielding rebel defies a corrupt governor — and the name of the title character were adopted from the traditional story, but the series was set in a fantasy world and featured supernatural themes. Described by executive producer Raymond Thompson as "Star Wars on the planet Earth", this is a fantasy saga of bravery, magic, myth and romance. William Tell is the youthful leader of a band of young, ‘brat pack' outlaws, forever hunted by the forces of darkness, led by Xax and Kreel, who have usurped power in their homeland. The series of self-contained stories follows Will's quest to restore young Princess Vara to her rightful place on the royal throne and defeat Xax and Kreel's forces — and by doing so, bring back peace and order to the Kingdom of Kale. There is action and adventure along the way, magic, creatures, mystery, intrigue — but also much human drama and interplay among Will's rebel band who must support each other in their quest. The group encounter a diverse range of people and situations on their journey — some help the resistance movement, others are cohorts of Xax and Kreel.

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