Season 1

Episodes

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   1. Hot Welcome

   17 Dec 1980

   Professor Larry Cross gets back with his children, Pete and Deb to their birthplace, New Zealand, after many years in England. But this proves to be the start of a family feud, starting with Larry being arrested at the airport.

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   2. The Tiki of Tamahou, Part 1

   24 Dec 1980

   Professor Cross investigates the origins of a Maori amulet named The Tiki of Tamahou.

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   3. The Tiki of Tamahou, Part 2

   31 Dec 1980

   Strange things happen to the people who have got the Tiki.

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   4. Coromandel Gold

   7 Jan 1981

   A widow is threatened with eviction, and Professor Cross tries to help.

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   5. Captain Deborah Bligh

   14 Jan 1981

   Debbie wants her brother as crew in the sailing series, but the cheating soon starts, with their powerful uncle James joining in.

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   6. Curse of The Pharaoh

   21 Jan 1981

   A terrified phone call, two mysterious deaths, an Egyptian exhibition - and suddenly Professor Larry Cross is the only survivor of the team who excavated the Tomb of the Priest-Kina.

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   7. Find the lady

   28 Jan 1981

   The Flying Kiwi, Cross's magnificent vintage car, which attracts attention wherever it goes, is stolen by a conman who ingratiates himself with the Cross household.

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   8. The Last Home

   4 Feb 1981

   The Cross family cross swords with the business empire of their hostile uncle James to save a rare bird, the KoKaKo.

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   9. The Ninth Man

   11 Feb 1981

   Professor Cross discovers that his bank account has been credited with funds from the Archaeological Exploration Trust. This puts the professor in a hot spot as he must explain the reasons for his receiving the money.

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    10. The Human Fly

    18 Feb 1981

    Pete and his pal Hone take their hang-gliders to the cliffs above the beach. At the same time, their uncle James Marriott's surveyors are at work in this nature reserve. Pete's kite crashes into the cliff-face.

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    11. The Soft Side

    25 Feb 1981

    Debbie and Hone go to one of New Zealand's famous black-sand beaches to catch the waves while Pete joins the Beach ranger who has a different catch on his mind - poachers.

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    12. The Break (Part One)

    4 Mar 1981

    Marriott only has feelings of bitterness for his relatives, the Cross family. But for Pete, he has tempting plans. Miriana's ex-fiance reappears in her life and Hone wants to join an outlaw motorbike gang.

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    13. The Break (Part Two)

    11 Mar 1981

    Professor Cross has been offered a post at Cambridge and it looks as if things will not be the same for the family now. Meanwhile, an unexpected threat arises.

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    14. The Phantom Canoe (Part One)

    18 Mar 1981

    Tapou Maori island is sacred, and an ancient phantom war canoe has been sighted on the lake.

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    15. The Phantom Canoe (Part Two)

    25 Mar 1981

    A canoe with a skeleton on the prow keeps appearing from the mists and guys in Maori-style dress spook the locality. Pete is abducted by them and revealed as a convert to the cause when the masks are all pulled off.

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    16. Stable Mates

    1 Apr 1981

    Pete investigates when two of his horses who are constant companions begin behaving like strangers.

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    17. The Trap

    8 Apr 1981

    Pete avails of The Flying Kiwi to disappear from home. But when no-one knows where you are, no-one can help you if you get into trouble.

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    18. The Guinea Pig

    15 Apr 1981

    A deadly, infectious disease is plaguing the animals around while the Marriot Research Laboratory is trying to find an antibiotic that will arrest the disease.

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    19. No Option

    22 Apr 1981

    James Marriott intends to make another fortune from his old family estate. He plans to sell part of his estate at a profit.

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    20. The Bargain

    29 Apr 1981

    Miriana buys a used car at a cheap price, which surprises everyone in the family.

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    21. Du Fresne's Bottle

    6 May 1981

    Professor Cross believes he has stumbled upon Du Fresne's bottle, a historical relic which recount the battle between the Maori and the French.

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    22. Knock, Knock, Who's There?

    13 May 1981

    While Professor Cross is away at a conference in San Francisco, Pete and Hone get busy on the house. Deb prefers to dabble in spirits.

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    23. The Cheat

    20 May 1981

    Steve seems busy with a charity fund and convinces Pete to sit for the university's first year examination for him.

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    24. The Last Vintage

    27 May 1981

    Professor Cross' favorite wine comes from a small vineyard, which must be closed.

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    25. The Sacrifice of the White Queen

    3 Jun 1981

    A spate of letter-bombs puzzles the police. And lawyer Ratu Rewiri is as puzzled as they are.

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    26. Eye Spy in the Sky

    10 Jun 1981

    Pete and Hone fly their radio-controlled model of a First World War airplane and find the past catching up with the present.