Chuck Finn: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Charles "Chuck" Finn is a 13 year old Canadian boy who had just moved to the fictional town of Tingalla, South Australia situated next to the Murray River. At first, Chuck struggles to cope with having a new life and desires going back to his hometown in Toronto, but he then comes across a run down paddle streamer known as The Tingalla Rose. The vessel is occupied by two ghosts named Elvira "Fingers" Fitzpatrick, a Victorian era woman and Buddy Berry, a 1950s rock and roll singer who were both passengers on board when they died. He also befriends a group of locals; Hamish, Becky, Linda and Sarah McDonald, who is the daughter of the current captain of The Tingalla Rose. These events lead to Chuck accepting Tingalla as his new home. The course of the series has the group trying to get the vessel back in business as it was in the previous century while competing with a rival vessel, The River Queen. They also come to terms with resident bully, Theodore "Tiny" Maloney and his friends, Davo and Spider.

Series details

• Title: Chuck Finn
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Children, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 1999-10-18
• Final broadcast date listed: 2000-12-25
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Seven Network
• Network country: Australia
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 28586
• IMDb ID: tt0218753
• TVDB ID: 71870

Cast and credited roles

• Luke O'Loughlin — Charles Finn
• Cassandra Kane — Sarah McDonald
• Johnny Nicolaidis — Hamish
• Amelia Knight — Becky
• Larena Charlesworth — Linda
• Glenn McMillan — Thoedore Maloney
• Holly Myers — Elvira Fitzpatrick
• Andy Seymour — Buddy Berry
• Adrian Shirley — Tom McDonald
• Tyron Vester — David
• Merri Contino — Mary Finn
• Michael Habib — William Finn

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1999-10-18; final listed air date 1999-12-14; episode order: 26.
• Season 2: premiered 2000-12-18; final listed air date 2000-12-25; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Chuck Finn 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.