Synopsis
Staines Down Drains is an Australia/New Zealand co-produced children's television series created by Jim Mora. The series was premiered on the Seven Network in October 2006 and broadcast in New Zealand on TV2 beginning on 28 February 2007. A second series of 13 episodes was announced in 2009-each 11-minutes long-but these episodes were never produced.
Trivia about Staines Down Drains
A second season was announced in late 2009, with each episode running for 11 minutes.
This season was to be animated in Adobe Flash.
The voice cast for this season included Maher, A'Court, Clarke, Richard Simpson, David Weatherley, and Frank Whitten.
The second season was slated for completion at the end of 2010, but was later cancelled for unknown reasons.
The music was composed by Michael Lira; the theme song won an APRA-AGSC Screen Music Award for Best Television Theme, while Lira's score for the episode "Pipe Dreams" was nominated for the award for Best Music for Children's Television.
The first season was broadcast in November 2006, with each episode running for 24 minutes.
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Episodes
Cast & Crew
Michèle A'Court
Mary-Jane Staines, Herk and Beanz
Sarah Aubrey
Stanley Staines
Jackie Clarke
Betty
Drew Forsythe
Doctor Drain
Frank Whitten
Ches and Dale
Jim Mora
Creator
Jim Mora
Writer
David Witt
Writer
Nicholas Searle
Writer
Phil Sanders
Writer
David Evans
Writer
Anthony Watterson
Writer
Brendan Luno
Writer
Greg Millin
Writer
Jane Schneider
Director
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