MORE WINNERS: MISTER EDMUND (TV)
Summary
One in this series of Australian programs made for children. In this program, two siblings are intrigued by the new boarder their mother, Margaret, has taken into their home. His name is Mr. Edmund and the youngest of the two children, Sam, believes that he is a spy. His older sister, Cherry, is sure that he is wrong, but is extremely fascinated with the spirited man. Cherry and Sam decide to follow Mr. Edmund and before long they discover that he is a street musician. Mr. Edmund earns money by playing the accordion and singing to his heart's content. When the children ask him if he is worried about what people will think of him, Mr. Edmund simply explains that the only person one must be true to is oneself. Cherry tells Mr. Edmund that she wishes to be a lawyer, but that her mother thinks that it would be impossible since they are not wealthy. Mr. Edmund takes it upon himself to teach the children that dreams can come true as he attempts to make his a reality by putting together a concert he intends to perform in the opera house. Meanwhile, Sam is convinced that an elderly neighbor is a vampire and Margaret feels that Mr. Edmund is only setting up her children for disappointment by teaching them to believe in unrealistic dreams.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Australia)
- DATE: 1990
- RUNNING TIME: 0:48:51
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:32561
- GENRE: Children's; Music
- SUBJECT HEADING: Children's programs; International Collection - Australia
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Patricia Edgar … Executive Producer
- Steve J. Spears … Writer
- Anthony Buckley … Producer
- Ewan Burnett … Series Producer
- Grahame Reynolds … Associate Producer, For Quartier Latin International
- George Whaley … Director
- Peter Best … Composer
- Giuseppe Verdi … Composer, "Rigoletto" composed by, "Questa O Quella" composed by
- Kennedy/Fraser/MacLeod … Composers, "Eriskay Love Lilt" composed by, "The Road to the Isles" composed by
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart … Composer, "Papageno's Song" composed by
- The Cobbers … Composers, "The Sandy Maranoa" composed by
- Stephen Foster … Composer, "Beautiful Dreamer" composed by
- Georges Bizet … Composer, "The Toreador's Song" composed by
- Ruggero Leoncavallo … Composer, "Mattinata" composed by
- Denza … Composer, "Funiculi, Funicula" composed by
- Robert Grubb … Singer
- George Butrumlis … Instrumentalist, Accordian Player
- Robert Grubb … Cast, Mr. Edmund
- Rebecca Smart … Cast, Cherry
- Steven Scott-Young … Cast, Sam
- Rhondda Findleton … Cast, Margaret
- Betty Lucas … Cast, Mrs. Finkel
- Willie Fennell … Cast, Mr. Linstead
- Norry Constantian … Cast, Mr. Bolakian
- Harry Constantian … Cast, Mr. Bolakian
- Gerry Skilton … Cast, the Thug
- David Bracks … Cast, the Taxi Manager
- Suzette Williams … Cast, Mrs. Finkel's Niece
- John Derum … Cast, Mrs. Finkel's Niece's Husband
- Elaine Gay … Cast, the Nurse
- Jane Vallis … Cast, the Tour Guide
- Alan Faulkner … Cast, the Duty Manager
- Steve Woods … Cast, the Lighting Technician
- John Gardener … Cast, the American Tourist
- Maurice Zamel … Cast, the German Tourist