Secret Valley
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Secret Valley was an Australian children's television adventure series from 1984 made by the Grundy Organisation and first shown on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The concept was developed from a television movie of the same name which was produced since 1980 by the same company.
Secret Valley was a fictitious children's holiday camp which had been transformed from a run down ghost town into a resort. The children who worked and visited the camp often found themselves in battle against a gang of "bad" kids - Spider Maglurk and his gang from "Spider Cave". These battles usually featured flour bombs and other food related missiles and everyone inevitably ended up in a big mess.
Spider Maglurk and his gang were not the biggest threat to the peace at Secret Valley. Secret Valley was also under threat of closure by the local council, and property developer William Whopper (also known as 'WW')played by Hugh Keays-Byrne.
Produced by the late Roger Mirams who also produced Professor Poopsnagle's Steam Zeppelin amongst other programs and series.
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[edit] Trivia
- Some of the child actors in this show were actually real-life siblings - Beth, Miles and Simone Buchanan.
- The series was at Smokey Dawson's ranch [1] in Terry Hills, New South Wales and also at El Caballo Blanco.
- The 1986 spin-off Professor Poopsnagle's Steam Zeppelinwas very popular in the UK and was shown three times between 1987 and 1998.
[edit] The theme song
The theme song was sung to the tune of "Waltzing Matilda"
I had dream I could ride across the mountaintops
Ride on the waves where the sea turns blue
Gum trees, gum trees rise until they touch the sky
I know a place where it all comes true
Chorus:
I know a valley, I know a valley
My Secret Valley the world has to see
One place for children, welcome from around the world
Please come and share Secret Valley with me
Paris, London, Montreal and Amsterdam
So many friends that we want to know
From the hills of Spain to the city streets of Germany
I know a place where we all can go
Repeat chorus
