''Mission Top Secret'' is an Australian TV series aired between 1992 and 1995. The pilot for the series was a 1991 telemovie of the same name. This was part of the ''South Pacific Adventure'' series on a budget of $1 million.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p107 At the

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won Best Television Theme.

Premise

The series is about an organization known as the Centauri Network, a network of children from around the planet who fight crime and solve mysteries with the help of gadgets that were quite advanced for the time. When 12-year-old Jemma accidentally taps into a disused telecommunications satellite, she finds that she has audio-visual contact with other computers worldwide. With the help of electronics inventor Sir Joshua Cranberry she forms the Centauri Network, a worldwide crime-fighting organization of children. Jemma is the daughter of Sir Joshua's assistant. Their primary enemy was one persistent individual, Neville Savage, who is some sort of criminal mastermind. The inventor, Sir Joshua Cranberry, is the uncle of the Wiggins' twins, who are the primary protagonists in Season One. As a curiosity, it can be observed that the names of the two protagonists match those of Prince Albert and Queen Victoria of England.

Cast

Main / regular

* Rachel Friend as Annette (telemovie / pilot) * Jennifer Hardy as Victoria Wiggins (season 1) * Andrew Shephard as Albert Wiggins (season 1) * Deanna Burgess as Jemma Snipe (season 1) * Rossi Kotsis as Spike Baxter (seasons 1–2) *

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as Neville Savage (seasons 1–2) * Fred Parslow as Sir Joshua Cranberry (seasons 1–2) * Emma Jane Fowler as Sandy Weston (seasons 1–2) * Jamie Croft as David Fowler (season 2) *

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as Kat Fowler (season 2) *

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as Danielle * Brian Rooney as Jim

Guests

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as Angel (1 episode) * Liz Burch as Mrs Fowler (4 episodes) *

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as Superintendent Burke (3 episodes)

Episodes

Series 1

* The Falling Star (episodes 1.01 - 1.04) * Eagles from the East (episodes 1.05 - 1.08) * The Mona Lisa Mix-Up (episodes 1.09 - 1.12) * The Treasure Of Cala Figuera (episodes 1.13 - 1.16) * The Polish Pony Puzzle (episodes 1.17 - 1.20) * The Flight Of The Golden Goose (episodes 1.21 - 1.24)

Series 2

* The Crown Jewels Are Missing (episodes 2.01 - 2.04) * The Return Of The Dinosaur (episodes 2.05 - 2.08) * The Golden Voice (episodes 2.09 - 2.12) * The Treasure Of Elephant Ridge (episodes 2.13 - 2.16) * The Emperor's Pearl (episodes 2.17 - 2.20) * The Toymaker (episodes 2.21 - 2.24)

References

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External links

Australian Television Information Archive
* Network 10 original programming APRA Award winners Australian children's television series 1990s Australian drama television series 1992 Australian television series debuts 1995 Australian television series endings {{Australia-tv-prog-stub