Cavegirl
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Cavegirl is a British TV series directed by Daniel Peacock. It starred Stacey Cadman, Stephen Marcus, Jennifer Guy, Harry Capehorn and Lucinda Rhodes-Flaherty. It followed the adventures of a teenage cavegirl. Although based in the time of cave people there are many references to modern pop culture and in a similar vein to The Flintstones there are many ancient versions of modern inventions featured.
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[edit] Plot
The main characters are Cavegirl herself and her family Dad, Mum, Big Sis, Gran and Little Bro. Other tribe members feature prominently. Cavegirl is a pretty, feisty individual and a bit of a tomboy although during the series she begins to become interested in boys and many of the storylines involve her becoming more mature. Big Sis is very interested in her appearance and how boys see her. She is also rather shallow. Dad is the stereotypical rugged caveman, although he is protective of his children. Mum is a little dozey and Gran is very young at heart and more than a little crazy. Little Brother is curious about the world and often annoys Cavegirl immensely.
[edit] Cast
- Stacey Cadman ... Cavegirl
- Lucinda Rhodes-Flaherty Big Sis
- Stephen Marcus ... Dad
- Jennifer Guy ... Mum
- Kenneth Collard ... Chief
- Gabrielle Downey ... Gran)
[edit] Filming
Cavegirl was filmed in Western Cape Province, South Africa, based around Cape Town. Locations included Cederberg, Stadsaal Caves and the pools at Tweede Tol. In 2004 the Cavegirl series won The Children's Award at the BBC's 12th Annual Awards Ceremony for Independent Producers. It was aired on the BBC in the UK, BBC Kids in Canada and British Forces Broadcasting Service throughout the world[1]. The BBC released a DVD containing some of the episodes entitled Cavegirl Rocks! on 30th June 2003.[2]
[edit] Controversy
It caused a small amount of controversy when it first aired as some felt Cadman's character was too scantily clad for a children's television programme[3]. No official complaints were ever lodged to the BBC however and if anything ratings were improved by the matter (further helped by the fact that Cadman was 22 when filming began rather than 15, the age of Cavegirl). The series first aired in the UK in Autumn 2002 and ran for two series, with a total of 38 episodes being made overall. It could be said to belong to the same metaseries as Harry and Cosh.
