Roger Mirams
Director
Secret Valley (1982)
Season 1
Secret Valley was a fictitious children's holiday camp in Bildarra 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 McGlurk 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.
Released May 10, 1982
Episode 30 min
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S1E1 - Big Plans
At the core of the series is a group of young children who decide to help Dan McCormack, an impoverished man, keep his land, including a deserted gold-mining town and a valley. They turn it into a holiday camp for children. But attempts to whisk away Old Dan's ownership are constantly being made by a malevolent developer, William Woppa, who dreams of gaining a fortune when a highway is built through the valley.
May 10, 1982, midnight
S1E2 - Secret Weapon
All the local dignitaries attend the official opening ceremony of Secret Valley. The city's first group of kids, who have come to spend the weekend, also arrive, including "Spider" McGlurk dressed up as a girl.
May 17, 1982, midnight
S1E3 - Battle Stations
Spider contacts a local pilot, a young amateur who likes to be called "The Red Baron". Spider's scheme is simple: he aims to make Secret Valley uninhabitable by dropping the biggest stench bomb ever made.
May 24, 1982, midnight
S1E4 - The Horse Who Could Dance
The people of Bildara feel honored and intrigued by their last neighbors in Spain. Mr. Ortega, a Spaniard who owns a dressage and riding school, opposes his daughter having a relationship with the boys from Secret Valley. At the same time, the best of Ortega's horses disappears and all suspicion falls on the members of the valley.
May 31, 1982, midnight
S1E5 - The Junk Man
Mr. Van Gelder is angry because children are breaking into his junkyard at night and spoiling things, the fault lies not with the guys from Secret Valley but "Spider" and his two buddies: Serpent and Sparrow.
June 7, 1982, midnight
S1E6 - The Ghost of Secret Valley
Cribbins punishes "Spider" and his gang since they have not succeeded in driving Secret Valley kids away. He will not provide them with chocolate until they prove they're worthy.
June 14, 1982, midnight
S1E13 - Spanish Gold
The beach and bay are an important part of Secret Valley activities. Kids are teaching guests about how anglers lay down fishing nets.
Aug. 2, 1982, midnight
S1E8 - The Monster
Secret Valley boys have proposed to the town boys a night campout on the beach. Spider and his gang decide to spoil the party.
June 28, 1982, midnight
S1E9 - The Marvellous Magnetising Machine
Miles and Toshio are working on a new electronic project, a metal detector as a part of their school homework. But the gadget doesn't work as they thought since instead of detecting things it magnetizes them.
July 5, 1982, midnight
S1E10 - The Runaway
A runaway kid is aided by Samantha.
July 12, 1982, midnight
S1E11 - Double Trouble
Secret Valley kids have a new project, is an invention of Miles and Toshio, who are still trying to win the competition for energy alternatives to oil.
July 19, 1982, midnight
S1E12 - The Great Mini Bike Race
Spider McGlurk sprinkles flour over Secret Valley Camp and, for once, manages to escape in his minibike.
July 26, 1982, midnight
S1E7 - Save the Bunyip
William Whooper intends to destroy natural life in Secret Valley. Paula, a most unusual young naturalist and vegetarian, is camping in the valley.
June 21, 1982, midnight
S1E14 - I Spy
Beaver feels displaced and pushed aside because of his age and height.
Aug. 9, 1982, midnight
S1E25 - The Secret Valley Goes to Town
In the course of a battle between the boys of Secret Valley and the gang of "Spider", old Dan joyfully announces that Rosa has won a major writing prize.
Oct. 25, 1982, midnight
S1E16 - Super Scoop
The local newspaper gives away its old machinery to Secret Valley. The kids decide to make their own weekly newspaper to express their views on the events of Bildara.
Aug. 23, 1982, midnight
S1E17 - Spider McGlurk Meets his Match
The cousin of "Spider", Pee Wee, comes over and tells him that he can beat the guys at Secret Valley.
Aug. 30, 1982, midnight
S1E18 - The Trojan Bull
Rosa Ortega's family has settled in Bildara, Carlos, the father, trains horses on his farm for exhibitions in other cities. There is only one small problem, Rosa's mother is homesick for her native Spain.
Sept. 6, 1982, midnight
S1E19 - The Sticky Situation
The Secret Valley boys find a small chest containing, among other things, a candy recipe that turns out to be excellent. The boys decide to make large quantities and sell them to raise funds.
Sept. 13, 1982, midnight
S1E20 - The Worm Turns
The Secret Valley boys are astonished when "Spider" swears he has mended ways and decided to be a good boy.
Sept. 20, 1982, midnight
S1E21 - Lost in the Bush
Beaver (Lofty), the smallest boy, decides to run away and leaves a note saying that he goes into the bush, and his buddies grow concerned.
Sept. 27, 1982, midnight
S1E23 - The Bildara Bank Bust
The children from Secret Valley help to arrest a bank-robbing couple.
Oct. 11, 1982, midnight
S1E15 - Secret Valley Bush Fire
Jan Van Gelder, owner of the Bildara junkyard, was an ace pilot during the war and has kept his small plane as a souvenir in a hangar by the runway. He is requesting a permission to the council to give airplane rides to children, but Cribbins enjoys refusing it with the excuse that he's too old to fly.
Aug. 16, 1982, midnight
S1E24 - The Oily Bird Catches a Worm
Children of the Secret Valley mount a rescue operation of a certain tree, whose leaves are eaten by koalas.
Oct. 18, 1982, midnight
S1E22 - The Pony Express
The deeds to Secret Valley are rescued by the children before a 5.30 pm deadline. They relay them through difficult terrain, using a truck, motorbike, horse, grass skis (plus helmet), kayak, flying fox, a boat with an outboard motor, by foot in the nick of time.
Oct. 4, 1982, midnight
S1E26 - End of the Rainbow
Old Dan tells the boys that in the days of the Gold Rush, his father was convinced there was a hidden lode in Secret Valley. Beaver (Lofty) remains very impressed and decides to find the vein.
Nov. 1, 1982, midnight
Network: La 2
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: May 10, 1982
Last Air Date: Nov. 1, 1982, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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