Secret Valley

1982
Secret Valley

Seasons & Episodes

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EP1 Big Plans May 10, 1982

At the core of the series is a group of young children who decide to help Dan McCormack, an impoverished man, keep his land, including a deserted gold-mining town and a valley. They turn it into a holiday camp for children. But attempts to whisk away Old Dan's ownership are constantly being made by a malevolent developer, William Woppa, who dreams of gaining a fortune when a highway is built through the valley.

EP2 Secret Weapon May 17, 1982

All the local dignitaries attend the official opening ceremony of Secret Valley. The city's first group of kids, who have come to spend the weekend, also arrive, including "Spider" McGlurk dressed up as a girl.

EP3 Battle Stations May 24, 1982

Spider contacts a local pilot, a young amateur who likes to be called "The Red Baron". Spider's scheme is simple: he aims to make Secret Valley uninhabitable by dropping the biggest stench bomb ever made.

EP4 The Horse Who Could Dance May 31, 1982

The people of Bildara feel honored and intrigued by their last neighbors in Spain. Mr. Ortega, a Spaniard who owns a dressage and riding school, opposes his daughter having a relationship with the boys from Secret Valley. At the same time, the best of Ortega's horses disappears and all suspicion falls on the members of the valley.

EP5 The Junk Man Jun 07, 1982

Mr. Van Gelder is angry because children are breaking into his junkyard at night and spoiling things, the fault lies not with the guys from Secret Valley but "Spider" and his two buddies: Serpent and Sparrow.

EP6 The Ghost of Secret Valley Jun 14, 1982

Cribbins punishes "Spider" and his gang since they have not succeeded in driving Secret Valley kids away. He will not provide them with chocolate until they prove they're worthy.

EP7 Save the Bunyip Jun 21, 1982

William Whooper intends to destroy natural life in Secret Valley. Paula, a most unusual young naturalist and vegetarian, is camping in the valley.

EP8 The Monster Jun 28, 1982

Secret Valley boys have proposed to the town boys a night campout on the beach. Spider and his gang decide to spoil the party.

EP9 The Marvellous Magnetising Machine Jul 05, 1982

Miles and Toshio are working on a new electronic project, a metal detector as a part of their school homework. But the gadget doesn't work as they thought since instead of detecting things it magnetizes them.

EP10 The Runaway Jul 12, 1982

A runaway kid is aided by Samantha.

EP11 Double Trouble Jul 19, 1982

Secret Valley kids have a new project, is an invention of Miles and Toshio, who are still trying to win the competition for energy alternatives to oil.

EP12 The Great Mini Bike Race Jul 26, 1982

Spider McGlurk sprinkles flour over Secret Valley Camp and, for once, manages to escape in his minibike.

EP13 Spanish Gold Aug 02, 1982

The beach and bay are an important part of Secret Valley activities. Kids are teaching guests about how anglers lay down fishing nets.

EP14 I Spy Aug 09, 1982

Beaver feels displaced and pushed aside because of his age and height.

EP15 Secret Valley Bush Fire Aug 16, 1982

Jan Van Gelder, owner of the Bildara junkyard, was an ace pilot during the war and has kept his small plane as a souvenir in a hangar by the runway. He is requesting a permission to the council to give airplane rides to children, but Cribbins enjoys refusing it with the excuse that he's too old to fly.

EP16 Super Scoop Aug 23, 1982

The local newspaper gives away its old machinery to Secret Valley. The kids decide to make their own weekly newspaper to express their views on the events of Bildara.

EP17 Spider McGlurk Meets his Match Aug 30, 1982

The cousin of "Spider", Pee Wee, comes over and tells him that he can beat the guys at Secret Valley.

EP18 The Trojan Bull Sep 06, 1982

Rosa Ortega's family has settled in Bildara, Carlos, the father, trains horses on his farm for exhibitions in other cities. There is only one small problem, Rosa's mother is homesick for her native Spain.

EP19 The Sticky Situation Sep 13, 1982

The Secret Valley boys find a small chest containing, among other things, a candy recipe that turns out to be excellent. The boys decide to make large quantities and sell them to raise funds.

EP20 The Worm Turns Sep 20, 1982

The Secret Valley boys are astonished when "Spider" swears he has mended ways and decided to be a good boy.

EP21 Lost in the Bush Sep 27, 1982

Beaver (Lofty), the smallest boy, decides to run away and leaves a note saying that he goes into the bush, and his buddies grow concerned.

EP22 The Pony Express Oct 04, 1982

The deeds to Secret Valley are rescued by the children before a 5.30 pm deadline. They relay them through difficult terrain, using a truck, motorbike, horse, grass skis (plus helmet), kayak, flying fox, a boat with an outboard motor, by foot in the nick of time.

EP23 The Bildara Bank Bust Oct 11, 1982

The children from Secret Valley help to arrest a bank-robbing couple.

EP24 The Oily Bird Catches a Worm Oct 18, 1982

Children of the Secret Valley mount a rescue operation of a certain tree, whose leaves are eaten by koalas.

EP25 The Secret Valley Goes to Town Oct 25, 1982

In the course of a battle between the boys of Secret Valley and the gang of "Spider", old Dan joyfully announces that Rosa has won a major writing prize.

EP26 End of the Rainbow Nov 01, 1982

Old Dan tells the boys that in the days of the Gold Rush, his father was convinced there was a hidden lode in Secret Valley. Beaver (Lofty) remains very impressed and decides to find the vein.
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Released: 10 May 1982 Ended
Producted By: TVE
Country: Spain
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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Secret Valley was a fictitious children's holiday camp in Bildarra which had been transformed from a run down ghost town into a resort. The children who worked and visited the camp often found themselves in battle against a gang of "bad" kids - Spider McGlurk and his gang from "Spider Cave". These battles usually featured flour bombs and other food related missiles and everyone inevitably ended up in a big mess.

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