
1981
13 Episodes
25 min

Paul Airey
Tom

Rachel Weston
Sarah Jane

Ian Narev
Davie

Ross Duzevich
Hema

Melissa-Aroha Baker
Kiri

Terence Cooper
Sir Charles Pemberton

Peter Vere-Jones
James Gregory

Marion Parry
Elizabeth Gregory

Keri Anne Johnson
Emily Gregory

Waric Slyfield
Gilfillan

Martyn Sanderson
Doomy Dwyer

Helen Dorward
Mabel Dwyer

Mark Hadlow
Sid
While convalescing in New Zealand, British aristocrat Sir Charles Pemberton schemes to build a thermal spa in the town of Wainamu, but conflict ensues as the spa's planned location is on Māori land. The action is seen through the eyes of youngsters: hotelier’s son Tom, and Pemberton’s granddaughter Sarah Jane; who - alongside an erupting volcano - will ultimately teach Sir Charles a lesson about colonial hubris.