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Join Philip, Lucy-Ann, Dinah and Jack on a spectacular series of adventures, as they set out on holiday to discover mysterious islands, navigate treacherous rivers, scale craggy mountain tops, and even find time to escape with the circus.

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Episodes

1. The Island of Adventure - Part 1

26m

When they discover their guardian is sick, Jack and Lucy-Ann accept Philip's offer to spend the rest of the holiday at his new cliff top home in Cornwall. There they meet Joe, a friendly man who helps Philip's widowed mother Allison, at her Art Gallery, and Philip's sister, Dinah. But as they leave they are followed by a stranger.

2. The Island of Adventure - Part 2

26m

After finding an old smugglers' tunnel while exploring, the boys fall into it and are unable to climb out. When they follow the length of the tunnel they discover stairs which lead to Craggy Tops' cellar. After Allison is befriended by the mysterious stranger, BIll, he offers to take the children out for a boat trip. But they don't trust him and set about trying to discover his true motives.

3. The Island of Adventure - Part 3

26m

The day after their boat trip, the children 'borrow' Joe's boat and re-trace the route BIll took the previous day to the Island of Gloom. While there, Kiki accidentally leads them to a disused mine shaft. But while exploring, the children discover Jake and two workers printing counterfeit notes and Jack is caught and taken prisoner. Will he escape?

4. The Woods of Adventure - Part 1

25m

The holidays are drawing to a close. Jack and Lucy-Ann have to return to their Uncle, but they don't want to go. The children decide to camp in the garden. Jack hears the call of an owl and persuades the others to go with him into the woods to see it. But while searching for the owl, they discover the broken wall of Woods Castle and see strange flickering and hear noises in the undergrowth.

5. The Woods of Adventure - Part 2

25m

After Bill arrives, Dinah questions what he really does for a living, suspecting that he might be a secret agent. The children slip away to look at the Castle again. But this time they are chased by an unseen malevolent force. In their panic to escape, Kiki gets lost and Jack refuses to leave her. Unknown to the children, Kiki has been captured by a disturbed young man.

6. The Woods of Adventure - Part 3

26m

After Philip seeks the help of Bill and Allison, the children find their way through a turret window and continue their search for Kiki. But they soon discover that something strange is going on in this castle. And they are determined to find the answer to so many mysterious questions.

7. The Valley of Adventure - Part 1

25m

Bill has arranged for a long weekend flying trip to Scotland. But while the children wait on the plane, criminals, Tel and Ivan, with the kidnapped Otto Scheer, arrive at the aerodrome and steal the plane, unaware of the children crouched fearfully behind the seats.

8. The Valley of Adventure - Part 2

26m

After landing in an isolated valley, the children escape from the plane and find a barn to rest in. Tel and Ivan notice the sleeping bags missing and go in search of their unknown passengers.

9. The Valley of Adventure - Part 3

26m

Captured by Tel and Ivan, Jack befriends Otto and the two work together to escape and find the treasure before Tel and Ivan do. Meanwhile a panicked Allison fears for her children and Bill plans a rescue mission. But can he put it into effect in time?

10. The Sea of Adventure - Part 1

26m

The family have arrived in New Zealand. They are met by Bill's friend and colleague - Dennis who needs Bill's help to solve the mystery of a missing agent who was investigating a villain, Perez. Bill's not interested but finds himself involved anyway. Perez has his sidekick, install a tracking device on it and makes plans to insure Bill and the children pose no threat to his nefarious scheme.