Children of Fire Mountain: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

While convalescing down under Sir Charles Pemberton schemes to build a thermal spa in the town of Wainamu c.1900. Conflict ensues as the spa's planned location is on Māori land. The action is seen through the eyes of youngsters: hotelier's son Tom, and Pemberton's granddaughter Sarah Jane; who — along with an erupting volcano — eventually impart on Sir Charles a lesson about colonial hubris.

Series details

• Title: Children of Fire Mountain
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Adventure
• Premiere date: 1981-03-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 1981-05-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TVNZ 1
• Network country: New Zealand
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 48657
• IMDb ID: tt1232875
• TVDB ID: 250316

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1981-03-03; final listed air date 1981-05-26; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Children of Fire Mountain on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.