The Kids from O.W.L.

The Kids from O.W.L. is a children's television series made in New Zealand and aired in 1984 and 1985. O.W.L. (The Organisation for World Liberty) was a secret government organisation whose agents were young people with physical disabilities. Using devices like laser-beam-firing crutches and computerized wheelchairs, the kids from O.W.L. always overcame the bumbling plots of operatives from S.L.I.M.E. (the Southern Latitude's International Movement for Evil).

The Kids from O.W.L.
Written byGrant Morris
Directed byKim Gabara
Starring
  • Lisa Bridger-Walker
  • Warrick McNeil
  • Ann Simpson
  • William Kircher
  • Stewart Ross
  • Robert Colhoun
  • Alasdair Kincaid
  • Shane Brookfield
ComposerTony Baker
Country of originNew Zealand
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes26
Production
ProducerKim Gabara
EditorBodo Hartmann
Production companyTVNZ
Original release
NetworkTVNZ
ReleaseJuly 1984 (1984-07) –
30 September 1985 (1985-09-30)

The Kids from O.W.L. pioneered the use of electronic graphics from Apple II and Apple III computers in New Zealand. It was created and produced by Kim Gabara.[1][2]

Grant Morris wrote the television series.[1] The show collaborated with the New Zealand Crippled Children Society to make the series, whose has two main characters are disabled.[3] Shane Brookfield and Lisa Bridger-Walker played the main characters.[4] The second series had 13 episodes and began airing on 8 July 1985.[1]

References
  1. "Christchurch series back for last time". The Press. 8 July 1985. p. 19. Archived from the original on 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024 – via Papers Past.
  2. "The Kids From O.W.L." NZ On Screen. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  3. "'The Kids From O.W.L.'". The Press. 27 June 1984. p. 17. Archived from the original on 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024 – via Papers Past.
  4. "Sobering research for 'O.W.L.' kid". The Press. 22 July 1985. p. 11. Archived from the original on 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024 – via Papers Past.


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