Children's Island: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

At the height of the Blitz in World War II, two British boys, Stanley and his younger brother Tommy, are invited by the US President's grandson William to come to live in the United States. But when the ship they are travelling on is torpedoed and sunk en route, the two boys, plus nine other children, find themselves marooned on an island in the Atlantic. When news of the sinking reaches America, William is distraught and guilt-ridden, but insists on continuing his search for the missing children, even when his grandfather insists that there no realistic hope that they could have survived.

Series details

• Title: Children's Island
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Adventure, Family
• Premiere date: 1985-07-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 1985-08-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 54169
• IMDb ID: tt0295903

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1985-07-01; final listed air date 1985-08-19; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Children's Island 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.