Anthology series aimed at children and families. Many of the episodes were based on popular children's and young adult novels.
WonderWorks (Staffel 3)
Walking on Air (Folge 1)
Sendedatum: 1987-01-17
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: In a bid for physical freedom, a wheelchair-bound boy encourages his disabled friends to join him in trying to become astronauts.
Hector's Bunyip (Folge 2)
Sendedatum: 1987-01-24
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: An Australian family tells a welfare counselor that a friendly swamp creature kidnapped their foster son.
Ride a Northbound Horse (Folge 3)
Sendedatum: 1987-02-07
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: An orphan joins a cattle drive to get even with the peddler who swindled him.
Mighty Pawns (Folge 4)
Sendedatum: 1987-02-14
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: In this true story, a maverick teacher gets inner-city youths off the street and rechannels their energies to the game of chess.
A Little Princess (1/3) (Folge 5)
Sendedatum: 1987-02-21
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: Bad investments and her father's death leave lovely Sara Crewe penniless and in the clutches of grasping, greedy Miss Minchin. Parts 1 & 2 of the 1986 BBC mini-series.
A Little Princess (2/3) (Folge 6)
Sendedatum: 1987-02-28
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: Carrisford moves to England to search for Crewe's missing daughter. Parts 3 & 4 of the 1986 BBC mini-series.
A Little Princess (3/3) (Folge 7)
Sendedatum: 1987-03-07
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: Sara endures more cruelties at the hands of Miss Minchin, but is at last reunited with friends and fortune. Parts 5 & 6 of the 1986 BBC mini-series.
The Last Warhorse (Folge 8)
Sendedatum: 1987-03-14
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: An elderly scrap dealer and his three grandchildren fight to keep their home despite the efforts of a real estate developer's devious employees.
The Haunting of Barney Palmer (Folge 9)
Sendedatum: 1987-03-21
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: A young man fears he has inherited his family's magical powers when he is visited by the spirit of his great uncle.
The Paper Boy (Folge 10)
Sendedatum: 1987-03-28
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: As Christmas 1932 approaches, a part-time paper boy becomes his family's sole support.
Top Kid (Folge 11)
Sendedatum: 1987-04-04
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: A 10-year-old boy is tempted to cheat after he becomes a game show celebrity.
The Revolt of Job (Folge 12)
Sendedatum: 1987-04-10
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: A Jewish family in Nazi Hungary adopts an 8-year-old Christian boy who learns valuable life lessons. Based on a true story.
Daniel and the Towers (Folge 13)
Sendedatum: 1987-04-17
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: The chronicle of a friendship between a streetwise Hispanic boy and an eccentric Italian immigrant as he builds the Watts Towers in Los Angeles. Based on a true story.
Room to Move (Folge 14)
Sendedatum: 1987-04-24
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: A young athlete faces a choice between continuing her track-and-field training or pursuing an interest in dance that develops after she befriends a new girl in school who is not accepted because of her punk look.
The Horse Without a Head (Folge 15)
Sendedatum: 1987-05-01
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: Mischievous children and a series of mishaps thwart a band of inept robbers.
Quest Beyond Time (Folge 16)
Sendedatum: 1987-05-08
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: A young boy who enjoys hang gliding is transported into a post-apocalyptic future in which he tries to help people dying of a mysterious illness.
Almost Partners (Folge 17)
Sendedatum: 1987-05-15
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: A 14-year-old girl joins forces with a police detective to find a missing urn containing her grandfather's ashes.
Colour in the Creek (1/2) (Folge 18)
Sendedatum: 1987-05-22
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: A 12-year-old boy and his family take part in the Australian Gold Rush in the early 1930s.
Colour in the Creek (2/2) (Folge 19)
Sendedatum: 1987-05-29
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: A 12-year-old boy and his family take part in the Australian Gold Rush in the early 1930s. (Conclusion)
The December Rose (1/2) (Folge 20)
Sendedatum: 1987-06-05
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: A young chimney sweep comes to work at the elegant home of a nobleman, and tumbles into a crooked and dangerous adventure.
The December Rose (2/2) (Folge 21)
Sendedatum: 1987-06-12
Laufzeit: 60 min
Übersicht: A young chimney sweep comes to work at the elegant home of a nobleman, and tumbles into a crooked and dangerous adventure. (Conclusion)