Series synopsis
Spellbinder is an Australian family sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Nine Network on January 9, 1995. It ended on October 24, 1997. It was created by Mark Shirrefs, John Thomson. It stars Zbych Trofimiuk, Gosia Piotrowska, Brian Rooney and Michela Noonan.
A group of teenagers go on a school camp in the Blue Mountains in Australia. While at the camp, Paul Reynolds accidentally goes into a parallel universe. This other world is inhabited by a more hierarchic and technologically different society, ruled by a group of people known as Spellbinders.
Premise
A group of teenagers go on a school camp in the Blue Mountains in Australia. While at the camp, Paul Reynolds accidentally goes into a parallel universe. This other world is inhabited by a more hierarchic and technologically different society, ruled by a group of people known as Spellbinders.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Zbych Trofimiuk as Paul Reynolds
- Gosia Piotrowska as Riana
- Brian Rooney as Alex Katsonis
- Michela Noonan as Katrina Muggleton
- Heather Mitchell as Ashka
- Lauren Hewett as Kathy
- Ryan Kwanten as Josh
- Leonard Fung as Sun
Supporting cast
- Lenore Smith as Vicky
- Peter O'Brien as Carl
Guest cast
- Andrzej Grabowski as Gan
- Brigid Kitchin as Policewoman
- Nina Liu
- Stanisław Brejdygant
- Paula Forrest
- Jerry Flynn as Cook
- Grzegorz Klein as Guard
- Andrzej Grabarczyk
- Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieślak as Mother
- Peter McAllum as Policeman
- Andrew Blaxland as Policeman
- Rafał Zwierz
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 52 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 26 | January 9, 1995 | July 4, 1995 |
| Season 2 | 26 | September 1, 1997 | October 24, 1997 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Big Bang A school excursion turns into a disaster when Paul disappears. As part of a practical joke, Paul and his friend Alex set up a cable, but it passes close to power lines. A strange electrical surge passes through the cable and explodes Paul into a parallel universe. Uncertain of his new surroundings, Paul is confronted by a strange man - a Summoner - who is angered when Paul steals his Eyestone |
January 9, 1995 |
| 2 |
Where Am I? While his classmates and the police are searching for him, Paul is trying to come to terms with his new and primitive surroundings. He has met a girl - Riana - but she is suspicious of his foreign ways and fears he is evil. She leaves him to his own devices, and his strange ways offend the people of this new world, particularly the powerful Spellbinders |
January 16, 1995 |
| 3 |
Finding The Way Home Paul manages to convince a frightened Riana that he is from another world. Together they make their way back to the place where Paul entered this new world. Seeing an electrical surge building up, Paul recognizes his chance to get home. But on the other side the police are still looking for Paul and, fearing the danger of an electrical surge, they knock down the pillars which are feeding the surge - destroying Paul's chances of returning home. Riana takes Paul back to her village |
January 23, 1995 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Trans- Dimensional Bamboo Boat The Morgan Family is on vacation -- they choose to camp out in the ""Bush"" For a couple of weeks to have some real family time. The Morgans have 2 kids Kathy and Josh. Josh pulls a prank on Kathy and she runs off. In the Land of the Dragonlord scholar Meck has finished his latest invention -- a trans dimensional boat -- a boat in which he believes if he sets the musical jewels to the correct settings it will allow him to use the frequency to transport himself to parallel worlds.He does this against the Dragonlords orders. He tries it out anyways and finds himself in another world. Kathy is still angry at Josh -- she sees a light appear out of nowhere on the lake. She goes to investigate only to see a chinese looking man next to a weird boat. after an accidental scare scholar meck and Kathy get transported to another dimension - a dimension unknown to them -- the parallel universe of the Spellbinder! |
September 1, 1997 |
| 2 |
Ashka Kathy and Meck are both stuck in a strange world -- after being taken in for questioning by a Spellbinder, they discover a servant named ASHKA who says she can help them. Her and her assistant Gryvon help them escape and she travels to the Land of The Dragonlord with Meck and Kathy. |
September 2, 1997 |
| 3 |
The Dragon Lord As Kathy and Ashka are brought to the palace to meet the Dragonlord -- Meck is ordered to dismantle the Boat - not allowing Kathy to return home. Kathy meets the Princess and is taken to the princesses brother ""the Dragonlord"" -- this king turns out to be a spoiled 6 year old child, who throws temper tantrums on a regular basis. |
September 3, 1997 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Nine Network |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 9, 1995 |
| Last aired | October 24, 1997 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday |