Cuckoo Land
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- New Zealand
How it feels
A group of children find themselves in a bizarre alternate world. They must navigate strange rules and odd characters to find their way home.
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What happens
Cuckoo Land is a short (6 episodes, 25 min each) TV drama/adventure series from New Zealand, which aired in 1986. The series was created by Margaret Mahy, directed by Yvonne MacKay and produced by Dave Gibson. Filming began on April Fools day in 1985 and it had a budget of around a million dollars. Deirdre MacPherson in the Sydney Morning Herald called it "the strangest and most technologically spectacular show I've ever seen." Cuckoo Land was nominated for 6 awards at the 1987 Guild of Film and Television Arts Awards. The series first aired in Australia on the ABC beginning 3 April 1986, followed by New Zealand on Two beginning 10 August 1986. It was screened on Britain's CBBC in 1991. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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