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Elephant Boy (1973)

Elephant Boy poster
Genre
children's television series
Country
Australia
Length
2 seasons, 26 episodes
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young boy in Sri Lanka works with elephants and faces small adventures with his animal friend. The series follows his life and interactions based on a Rudyard Kipling story.

adventurousfamily-friendlylightheartedwarmexoticslow-pacednostalgiccharming

What happens

Elephant Boy is a 1973 Australian-British-German series based on the Rudyard Kipling story Toomai of the Elephants. It was shot on location in Sri Lanka from December 1971 to April 1972 and consisted of 13 episodes. It aired on Channel Seven in Australia in 1973. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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