See How They Run (TV series)

See How They Run is an Australian-British children's television series co-produced by and aired on the BBC and ABC in 1999. Based on the children's novel of the same name by David McRobbie,[1] it is centred on the Cassidy family, who are placed in a Witness Protection programme in Sydney, Australia after the father agreed to give evidence in a trial against some gangsters who are seeking revenge. Filmed around the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, the series is narrated by the eldest daughter, Emma.[2]

See How They Run
GenreFamily, Children
Written by
  • Al Ashton
  • Tim O'Mara
Directed byGraeme Harper
Starring
Country of origin
  • Australia
  • United Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Production locationBlue Mountains
Running time25 min.
Original release
NetworkABC
Release6 June (1999-06-06) –
20 June 1999 (1999-06-20)

Cast

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  • Peter O'Brien as Don Cassidy
  • Anne Looby as Lily Cassidy
  • Katie Blake as Emma Cassidy
  • Becky Simpson as Nicola Cassidy
  • Vaughan Sevelle as Sam Foster
  • Shelley King as Nina Pagetter
  • Adam Ray as Roy
  • Tessa Wells as Sharon Hargreaves
  • Christopher Scoular as Graham Foster
  • Julia Haworth as Christine
  • Tessa Leahy as Miss Weston
  • Brendan Donaghue as Greg
  • Al Hunter Ashton as Inspector Greyson
  • Lucy Maria Hopkins as WDC Arnott

Awards

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  • 1999 Australian Film Institute Awards
    • Winner: Best Children's Television Drama (Writer Tim O'Mara)
    • Nominee: Best Direction in a Television Drama (Graeme Harper for episode 1)
  • 1999 Australian Screen Music Awards
    • Winner: Best Original Music in a Children's TV or Animation Series (Mario Millo)

References

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  1. ^ See How They Run, Fantastic Fiction
  2. ^ See How They Run at Australian Television Information Archive
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