I Can Jump Puddles (1981)

Genre

drama television series

Country

Australia

Length

1 season, 9 episodes

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This miniseries follows the childhood of a boy in early 1900s Australia who contracts polio. He refuses to let his disability stop him from living a full life and chasing his dreams.

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What happens

I Can Jump Puddles is a 1981 Australian television mini-series based on the 1955 autobiography of the same name by author Alan Marshall. Adapted for television by screenwriters Cliff Green and Roger Simpson, the series starred Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Adam Garnett, Tony Barry, Julie Hamilton, Ann Henderson, Lesley Baker, Olivia Brown, Debra Lawrance and Darren MacDonald. Several prominent television actors also had supporting roles including Lisa Aldenhoven, Kaarin Fairfax, Maurie Fields, Terry Gill, Reg Gorman, Matthew King, Julie Nihill, Maureen Edwards, Dennis Miller, Jason Donovan and Cliff Ellen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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