Zoo Family. - Volume 1. | Chris Sheil | 1984 | ACMI collection

Filmed on location at the Melbourne Zoological Gardens and each adventure revolves around the Mitchell family who live in the zoo. Dr Mitchell is the zoo vet and his children Nick and Susie help out. The real stars however are the animals who feature throughout.

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Credits

co-director

Chris Sheil

Howard Neil

production company

Crawford Productions

Duration

01:15:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1984

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324327

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Animals

Animals & Wildlife → Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 6-12

Television

Television → Television series → Television series - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Zoo Family. - Volume 1.

Australia, 1984

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