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Children of the Dog Star

Children of the Dog Star

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Overview

12 year old Gretchen comes to stay on her uncle's farm for the holidays, but shortly after her arrival strange things start to happen. Gretchen has a passion for science and a talent for all things mechanical, which is why the old brass weathervane fascinates her. But the brass daisy rod has a complex and terrifying significance, and Gretchen and her new friend Ronny discover its links with the far distant Sirius, the Dog Star.

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Top Cast

S

Sarah Dunn

Gretchen Kierney

J

Jeison Wallace

Ronny Kepa

H

Hamish Bartle

Bevis Elliott

Roy Billing

Roy Billing

Donald Kierney

S

Susan Wilson

Kathleen Kierney

R

Raymond Hawthorne

Herbert Mitchell

D

David McKenzie

Vic Mitchell

Anzac Wallace

Anzac Wallace

Mataui Kepa

About Children of the Dog Star

Children of the Dog Star is a sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 1984. it stars Sarah Dunn, Jeison Wallace, Hamish Bartle. 12 year old Gretchen comes to stay on her uncle's farm for the holidays, but shortly after her arrival strange things start to happen. Gretchen has a passion for science and a talent for all things mechanical, which is why the old brass weathervane fascinates her. But the brass daisy rod has a complex and terrifying significance, and Gretchen and her new friend Ronny discover its links with the far distant Sirius, the Dog Star.

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