Childrens tv
by alandtopflight | created - 09 Jan 2020 | updated - 28 Sep 2020 | Public- Instant Watch Options
- Genres
- Movies or TV
- IMDb Rating
- In Theaters
- Release Year
- Keywords
1. Ocean Girl (1994–1997)
TV-Y7 | 25 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Set against the beauty of Far North Queensland, Ocean Girl is the story of Neri, a mysterious young girl from the ocean, who is discovered by the young inhabitants of an underwater research colony.
Stars: Marzena Godecki, David Hoflin, Jeffrey Walker, Alex Pinder
Votes: 1,990
2. Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left (1993– )
25 min | Family, Comedy, Sci-Fi
A family of aliens flee their tyrannical home planet to come and live on Earth.
Stars: Lauren Hewett, Silvia Seidel, Jeffrey Walker, Bruce Myles
Votes: 136
3. The Girl from Tomorrow (1991–1992)
23 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
In the year 3000, Alana is kidnapped by evil Silverthorn, after a time travel experiment goes wrong. He takes Alana to the year 1990. With the help of Jenny Kelly and family, Alana must find Silverthorn before the time capsule leaves.
Stars: Katharine Cullen, Melissa Marshall, James Findlay, Andrew Clarke
Votes: 1,313
4. The Girl from Tomorrow (1992 TV Movie)
104 min | Sci-Fi
A teenager from the year 3000 takes part in a time-travel experiment, but due to a malfunction finds herself sent back to the year 1990, along with a criminal from the year 2500. She must ... See full summary »
Director: Kathy Mueller | Stars: Katharine Cullen, Melissa Marshall, James Findlay, Andrew Clarke
Votes: 255
5. Moondial (1988)
158 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
A teenage girl discovers a portal through time, and tries to help two children of the past.
Stars: Siri Neal, Tony Sands, Valerie Lush, Arthur Hewlett
Votes: 256
6. The Queen's Nose (1995–2003)
25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Children's series about a magic coin that can grant wishes.
Stars: Heather-Jay Jones, Victoria Shalet, Paula Wilcox, Stephen Moore
Votes: 776
7. The Genie from Down Under (1996–1998)
25 min | Family, Comedy, Romance
When Penelope discovers an old trunk in the attic of her home, her curiosity leads her to check its contents. She finds a beautiful, but dusty, opal pendant and is delighted with her find - not realising how much it will affect her life.
Stars: Alexandra Milman, Glenn Meldrum, Rhys Muldoon, Anna Galvin
Votes: 221
8. Parallax (2004)
25 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Ben's life is turned upside down when he is accused of a theft that he did not commit. While in pursuit of the real thief, Ben discovers that Werrinup is a gateway to a number of parallel universes known as the Parallax.
Stars: Josh Marshall-Clarke, Gillian Alexy, Caroline Brazier, David Richardson
Votes: 261
9. Round the Twist (1989–2001)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Tony Twist and his three children--14-year-old twins Pete and Linda and 7-year-old Bronson--move to an old lighthouse on the rugged Australian coast.
Stars: Mark Mitchell, Esben Storm, Rian McLean, Mathew Waters
Votes: 2,866
10. Tom's Midnight Garden (1989)
Adventure, Drama, Family
Tom Long is staying with his Uncle and Aunt. When their grandfather clock strikes thirteen, Tom makes a strange discovery - a portal to the past where only a friendly girl called Hatty can see him. Adapted from a novel by Philippa Pearce.
Stars: Jeremy Rampling, Shaughan Seymour, Isabelle Amyes, Simon Fenton
Votes: 116
11. The Demon Headmaster (1996–1998)
25 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
Dinah Glass moves in with a new foster family and begins to attend the same school as her new foster brothers. But there is something very strange going on at the school. BBC adaptation of the children's novels by Gillian Cross.
Stars: Terrence Hardiman, Frances Amey, Gunnar Cauthery, Thomas Szekeres
Votes: 771
12. The Worst Witch (1998–2001)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
The adventures of Mildred Hubble, a witch attending Cackles Academy. She's called the "Worst Witch" because she's always caught getting into trouble.
Stars: Kate Duchêne, Georgina Sherrington, Emma Brown, Clare Coulter
Votes: 1,754
13. Mirror, Mirror (1995–1998)
30 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
When Jo Tiegan is given a mirror as a gift by the elderly owner of an antique shop, she is amazed to see another girl's image in the mirror instead of her own reflection.
Stars: Antonia Prebble, Ben Revell, Jovita Lee, Simon James
Votes: 620
14. Spellbinder (1995–1997)
TV-Y7 | 24 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
When a prank at a school camp goes drastically wrong, 15-year-old Paul Reynolds is blasted into an alternative reality and has to try to find a way home.
Stars: Zbych Trofimiuk, Gosia Piotrowska, Brian Rooney, Michela Noonan
Votes: 2,356
15. Spellbinder: Land of the Dragon Lord (1997)
TV-Y7 | 24 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Kathy is on a camping trip when she finds a bamboo boat belonging to Mek, a scientist who has discovered a way of travelling between parallel worlds. Kathy meddles with the controls, sending herself and Mek to the world of Spellbinders.
Stars: Lauren Hewett, Ryan Kwanten, Leonard Fung, Anthony Brandon Wong
Votes: 1,228
16. Thunderstone (1999–2000)
30 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A comet hit the Earth, destroying all. The world is frozen, but some humans managed to survive. Noah lives in an underground community. While improving the Holodeck, Noah accidentally travels in time.
Stars: Jeffrey Walker, Mereoni Vuki, Daniel Daperis, Kate Keltie
Votes: 408
17. The Odyssey (1992–1994)
TV-14 | 30 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Following an accident, young Jay Ziegler falls into a coma. While his family and friends must continue their lives in the Real World, Jay finds himself in the magical Downworld on a quest to return home.
Stars: Illya Woloshyn, Ashleigh Aston Moore, Tony Sampson, Janet Hodgkinson
Votes: 821
18. Dark Season (1991)
25 min | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Three children investigate strange goings-on in their school and protect it from such threats as a computer scientist with dreams of world domination and a mysterious group of archaeologists hoping to bring about the end of the century.
Stars: Ben Chandler, Brigit Forsyth, Victoria Lambert, Kate Winslet
Votes: 257
19. Aquila (1997–1998)
Comedy, Drama, Family
Whilst on holiday, two boys find the skeleton of a Roman centurion in a cave. Buried with him is an unusual 'pod' which turns out to be a flying machine with incredible abilities. Will they... See full summary »
Stars: Ben Brooks, Craig Vye, Sallyanne Law, Vivien Parry
Votes: 334
20. Five Children and It (1991)
291 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A group of children discovers a mysterious creature in the local sand pit who agrees to grant them one wish each day.
Stars: Simon Godwin, Nicole Mowat, Charles Richards, Tamzen Audas
Votes: 362
21. The Return of the Psammead (1993)
30 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Four children encounter the magic powers of Psammead, the sand fairy.
Stars: Toby Ufindell-Phillips, Laura Clarke, Leonard Kirby, Vicci Avery
Votes: 76
22. Earthfasts (1994)
25 min | Family, Fantasy
Based on the children's book by William Mayne, school friends Keith and David investigate sounds coming from a hill on a moor near their home. During their investigation, the hillside opens up and an 18th Century drummer boy marches out.
Stars: Chris Downs, Paul Nicholls, David Hargreaves, Bobby Knutt
Votes: 43
23. A Traveller in Time (1978)
30 min | Family, Fantasy
Penelope lives in the twentieth century, and it is only when she goes to live with her aunt at Thackers, a remote, ancient farmhouse, that she finds herself travelling back in time to join ... See full summary »
Stars: Sophie Thompson, Gerald James, Elizabeth Bradley, Simon Gipps-Kent
Votes: 34
24. Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996–2003)
TV-G | 22 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Sabrina is a normal teenager, except for one thing - she's a witch. Guided by her aunts, who come from a long line of witches, and Salem, a mischievous warlock doing penance as a cat, Sabrina continually struggles to harness her powers.
Stars: Melissa Joan Hart, Caroline Rhea, Beth Broderick, Nick Bakay
Votes: 42,756
25. Into the Labyrinth (1981–1982)
30 min | Family, Fantasy
Three children stumble upon the imprisoned sorcerer Rothgo and are drawn into a mysterious search through time for the magical Nidus which has been stolen by the evil witch Belor.
Stars: Pamela Salem, Charlie Caine, Ron Moody, Lisa Turner
Votes: 172
26. The Box of Delights (1984)
30 min | Family, Fantasy
Based on the classic children's novel by John Masefield, the story follows the exploits of a young boy, Kay Harker, who finds himself drawn into a world of magic and danger when he encounters an old Punch and Judy man.
Stars: Devin Stanfield, Robert Stephens, Geoffrey Larder, Jonathan Stephens
Votes: 951
27. Foreign Exchange (2004)
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Hannah O'Flaherty is a normal sixteen year old girl staying at O'Keffee's Boarding School run by Miss Murphy in Galway, Ireland. One day, when Hannah was going down into the basement, she ... See full summary »
Stars: Zac Garred, Lynn Styles, Danielle Fox-Clarke, Barbara Griffin
Votes: 273
28. The Phoenix and the Carpet (1976– )
25 min | Family, Fantasy
Four children discover a strange egg hidden in an old carpet from which hatches a talking phoenix. Further adventures are had when the carpet turns out to be magic.
Stars: Jane Forster, Max Harris, Tamzin Neville, Gary Russell
Votes: 88
29. The Famous Five (1978–1979)
25 min | Adventure, Crime, Family
Modern adaptation of Enid Blyton's adventure stories about Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog.
Stars: Marcus Harris, Gary Russell, Jennifer Thanisch, Michele Galagher
Votes: 593
30. Grange Hill (1978–2008)
30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
The long running television series of the Grange Hill Comprehensive School, and the children's everyday lives.
Stars: Stuart Organ, Gwyneth Powell, Lee Cornes, Sally Geoghegan
Votes: 1,659
31. The Worst Witch (2017– )
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Family, Fantasy
Mildred lives an ordinary life until the day that Maud Spellbody crashes her broomstick into their balcony. Maud then introduces Mildred to Cackle's Academy--a school for young witches set high on a mountaintop.
Stars: Raquel Cassidy, Jenny Richardson, Clare Higgins, Dagny Rollins
Votes: 3,143
32. The Demon Headmaster (2019– )
25 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
A group of mismatched kids discover their headmaster is using hypnotism to gain ultimate control of their school.
Stars: Ellie Botterill, Dijarn Campbell, Jordan Cramond, Nicholas Gleaves
Votes: 85
33. T.Bag and the Sunstones of Montezuma (1992)
20 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
T-Bag and T-Shirt have now gained possession of a large, flying cup and saucer which hovers in space above the Earth. Whilst reading an account of her cousin, Kit Bags final adventure into ... See full summary »
Stars: Georgina Hale, John Hasler, Evelyn Sweeney, Christopher Bramwell
Votes: 22
34. Worzel Gummidge (1979–1981)
60 min | Family, Comedy, Drama
Children's series about the adventures of Worzel Gummidge (Jon Pertwee), a scarecrow who comes to life.
Stars: Jon Pertwee, Jeremy Austin, Charlotte Coleman, Norman Bird
Votes: 1,105
35. Woof! (1989–1997)
30 min | Family
A young boy becomes a dog from time to time.
Stars: Liza Goddard, Adam Roper, Punch, Edward Fidoe
Votes: 285
36. Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990–2000)
TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A group of teenagers meet in the woods, and tell scary stories.
Stars: Ross Hull, Daniel DeSanto, Raine Pare-Coull, Jodie Resther
Votes: 16,184
37. The Secret Garden (1975)
G | 210 min | Drama, Family
In 19th-century India, Mary Lennox is suddenly orphaned by cholera. Her only living relative is her uncle, Archibald Craven, so Mary is sent to live at his estate on the Yorkshire moors. Where she discovers a secret garden and a cousin.
Stars: Sarah Hollis Andrews, Hope Johnstone, William Marsh, Jacqueline Hoyle
Votes: 357
38. A Little Princess (1986–1987)
TV-G | 163 min | Drama, Family
Sara Crewe enters a London boarding school a wealthy lady when she bids her father farewell as he enters the British Army, but her lifestyle quickly vanishes when her father suddenly dies, and Sara must endure a life of servitude.
Stars: Maureen Lipman, Amelia Shankley, Miriam Margolyes, Annette Badland
Votes: 774
39. The Borrowers (1992)
164 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Family
The Borrowers, a family of tiny people, are forced to find a new home after being displaced. They get help from a human boy as they try to survive by borrowing what they need.
Stars: Ian Holm, Penelope Wilton, Rebecca Callard, Paul Cross
Votes: 804
40. The Return of the Borrowers (1993)
166 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
The Borrowers leave their new home and find a model village just the right size for them. They find George (Paul Cross), but the village's owner also finds out about the Borrowers.
Stars: Ian Holm, Penelope Wilton, Rebecca Callard, Siân Phillips
Votes: 198
41. Ship to Shore (1993–1994)
24 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
The comic adventures of the kids who live on Circe Island, a fishing community off the coast of Western Australia. Some kids call it Paradise, the others call it a prison and long for the mainland.
Stars: Clinton Voss, Kimberley Stark, Greg Carroll, Francoise Sas
Votes: 303
42. Press Gang (1989–1993)
1,290 min | Family, Comedy, Drama
A bunch of kids are to make a newspaper for the young, named "Junior Gazette". The series follows these kids both on job and in private.
Stars: Julia Sawalha, Dexter Fletcher, Paul Reynolds, Mmoloki Chrystie
Votes: 1,094
43. The Brady Bunch (1969–1974)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family
The misadventures of a large family united when a widower and a widow marry.
Stars: Robert Reed, Florence Henderson, Ann B. Davis, Maureen McCormick
Votes: 15,702
Tell Your Friends