''Chuck Finn'' is an Australian children's fantasy television series created by Paul Barron and Peter Hepworth. It was produced by Barron Television and aired on the

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from 18 October 1999 to 25 December 2000, running for three series and 32 episodes.

Synopsis

Charles "Chuck" Finn is a 13-year-old

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boy who had just moved to the fictional town of Tingalla,

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, situated next to the

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. At first, Chuck struggles to cope with having a new life and desires going back to his hometown in

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, but he then comes across a run down paddle steamer known as ''The Tingalla Rose''. The vessel is occupied by two ghosts named Elvira "Fingers" Fitzpatrick, a

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woman and Buddy Berry, a 1950s

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singer who were both passengers on board when they died. He also befriends a group of locals; Hamish, Becky, Linda and Sarah McDonald, the latter who is the daughter of the current captain of ''The Tingalla Rose''. These events lead to Chuck accepting Tingalla as his new home. The course of the series has the group trying to get the vessel back in business as it was in the previous century while competing with a rival vessel, ''The River Queen''. They also come to terms with resident bully, Theodore "Tiny" Maloney and his friends, Davo and Spider.

Cast

Main / regular

Luke O'Loughlin Luke O'Loughlin (born 23 December 1985) is an Australian musician and former actor. O'Loughlin was born in Adelaide, South Australia, to former model Tanya Powell of Tanya Powell Model Agency, and is a graduate of University Senior College. ...

as Charles 'Chuck' Finn * Cassandra Kane as Sarah McDonald * Johnny Nicolaidis as Hamish * Larena Charlesworth as Linda * Amelia Knight as Becky *

Glenn McMillan Glenn Aguiar McMillan (born 5 October 1984) is a Brazilian-Australian actor and lawyer best known internationally as Dustin, the Yellow Wind Ranger, on ''Power Rangers Ninja Storm''. His father is Irish Australian and his mother is Brazilian. ...

as Theodore 'Tiny' Maloney * Thomas Lambert as Davo * Jonathan Tabaka as Spider * Andy Seymour as Buddy Berry *

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as Elvira 'Fingers' Fitzpatrick * Irena Dangov as Edna Littlemore * Ted McQueen-Mason as Herman Littlemore *

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as Mrs Bonaface

Guests

Ben Nicholas Ben Nicholas is an Australian actor, known for playing Scott "Stingray" Timmins in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours''. Early and personal life Raised in Adelaide, South Australia, Nicholas moved to Melbourne, Victoria where he attended ...

as Sam (1 episode) *

Bruce Spence Bruce Robert Spence (born 17 September 1945) is a New Zealand-born Australian actor. Spence has amassed over 100 film and television credits and has also acted in theatre. Career Spence won an AFI Award for Best Actor for his role in the 197 ...

as Professor Heinz (1 episode) *

Bud Tingwell Charles William Tingwell AM (3 January 1923 – 15 May 2009), known professionally as Bud Tingwell or Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, was an Australian actor. One of the veterans of Australian film, he acted in his first motion picture in 1946 and we ...

as Old Snowy (1 episode) *

Doris Younane Doris Younane (born 25 February 1963) is an Australian stage and screen actress notable for her role in ''McLeod's Daughters'' where she played Moira Doyle. She is of Lebanese descent. Career Her roles include Titania in ''A Midsummer Nigh ...

as Natasha (1 episode) * Frankie J. Holden as Syd (1 episode) *

Garry McDonald Garry George McDonald AO (born 30 October 1948) is an Australian actor, satirist and comedian. In a career spanning five decades he has had many theatre, television and film roles, and has been listed as a National Living Treasure. He is bes ...

as Tony Rigatoni (1 episode) *

Gary Sweet Gary Sweet (born 22 May 1957) is an Australian film and television actor known for his roles in ''Alexandra's Project'' (as Steve), ''Police Rescue'' (as Sergeant "Mickey" McClintock), ''Cody (TV series), Cody'' (as Cody), ''Big Sky (Australian ...

as Captain Candlelight (1 episode) *

Kristy Wright Kristy Wright (born 14 July 1978; name also erroneously given as Kirsty Wright) is an Australian television and film actress. Early life Wright was born in Sydney, Australia, the oldest child in her family, with three stepbrothers and two hal ...

as Rosy (1 episode) *

Kym Gyngell Kim Gyngell, sometimes also credited as Kym Gyngell, is an Australian comedian and film, television and stage actor. Gyngell won the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1988 for his role as Ian McKenzie in ''B ...

as Mr Jones (1 episode) *

Mary-Anne Fahey Mary-Anne Fahey (born 19 August 1955 as Mary-Anne Waterman) credited also as Maryanne Fahey, is an Australian actress, comedian, screenwriter and children's author. Career Fahey has starred in and written for numerous TV and film comedy program ...

as Dr McCorquondale (1 episode) *

Matthew Newton Matthew Joseph Newton (born 22 January 1977) is an Australian actor, writer, and director, and son of Australian TV personalities Bert and Patti Newton. He made his motion picture debut in 2000 in the Australian film ‘ Looking For Alibrand ...

as Dr Finlay / Steven Stevens (1 episode) *

Michael Veitch Michael Veitch (born 29 November 1962 in Melbourne) is an Australian author, actor and broadcaster, best known for his roles on the sketch comedy television shows '' The D-Generation'', '' Fast Forward'' and '' Full Frontal'', as well as for hi ...

as Franke Tingalla (1 episode) *

Peter Rowsthorn Peter Rowsthorn may refer to: *Peter Rowsthorn (actor) Peter Rowsthorn (born 9 February 1963) is an Australian stand-up comedian, actor, writer, producer, MC, host and theatre. Early life and education Rowsthorn attended Trinity Grammar Scho ...

as Drake (1 episode) *

Red Symons Redmond Symons (born 13 June 1949) is an Australian musician and television and radio personality. He was the lead guitarist in the band Skyhooks, the snide judge of 'Red Faces' (a segment of the long-running variety show '' Hey Hey It's Satur ...

as Dr Vetrone (1 episode)

Production

The series was edited by Tania Nehme, who went on to win several awards.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=0218753 1999 Australian television series debuts 2000 Australian television series endings Australian children's fantasy television series Seven Network original programming Television series about ghosts Australian television series about teenagers Television shows set in South Australia Finn, Chuck