
Secret Valley
1984 · ABC · 30 min · 1 season
S01E26 · End of the Rainbow
Mon, 26 Nov, 5:30 pm
Old Dan tells the boys that in the days of the Gold Rush, his father was convinced he had a hidden lode in Secret Valley. Beaver (Lofty) remains very impressed and plans to find the vein.
About
A group of schoolchildren turn a ghost town into a weekend holiday camp for city children to save an old man from being evicted from his property.
Episodes
- E01
Big Plans
Mon, 4 June· 30 minAustralian drama series about a group of children attempting to establish a holiday camp: Big Plans. With Max Cullen, Sheila Kennelly. Neighbourhood kids help old man McCormack (Hugh Keans-Byrne) thwart villains who are fraudulently assessing his lifelong home in Secret Valley.
- E02
Secret Weapon
Mon, 11 June· 30 minAll the local dignitaries attend the official opening ceremony of Secret Valley. The city's first group of kids, who have come to spend the weekend, also arrive, including "Spider" McGlurk dressed up as a girl.
- E03
Battle Stations
Mon, 18 June· 30 minSpider contacts a local pilot, a young amateur who likes to be called "The Red Baron". Spider's scheme is simple: he aims to make Secret Valley uninhabitable by dropping the biggest stench bomb ever made.
- E04
The Horse Who Could Dance
Mon, 25 June· 30 minThe people of Bildarra is honored and intrigued by their newly arrived neighbors from Spain.
- E05
The Junkman
Mon, 2 July· 30 minMr. Van Gelder is angry because there are children who break into his junkyard at night and spoil things.
- E06
The Ghost of Secret Valley
Mon, 9 July· 30 minCribbins punishes "Spider" and his gang for failing to drive the kids away from secret Valley.
- E07
Spanish Gold
Mon, 16 July· 30 minThe beach and bay are an important part of Secret Valley activities. The kids are teaching guests about how anglers lay down fishing nets.
- E08
The Monster
Mon, 23 July· 30 minSecret Valley boys have proposed to the town boys a night camping on the beach. Spider and his gang decide to spoil the party.
- E09
The Marvellous Magnetising Machine
Mon, 30 July· 30 minMiles and Toshio are working on a new electronic project that aims to be a metal detector for their school project. But the gadget doesn't work properly because instead of detecting things it magnetizes them.
- E10
The Runaway
Mon, 6 Aug· 30 minA new group of kids has come to spend the weekend at Secret Valley. Among them is Jeff, a guy who seems to be incompetent at everything he does.
- E11
Double Trouble
Mon, 13 Aug· 30 minSecret Valley kids have a new project, an invention of Miles and Toshio's, who are still trying to win the competition for energy alternatives to oil.
- E12
The Great Mini Bike Race
Mon, 20 Aug· 30 minSpider McGlurk sprinkles flour over Secret Valley Camp and, for once, manages to escape in his minibike. Secret Valley kids are frustrated because it is the third time he has done it, and they can't chase him because his minibike is way too fast. Lofty has an idea to raise money, organize aSecret Valley mini bike race where "Spider" Mc Glurk will also compete.
- E13
Save the Bunyip
Mon, 27 Aug· 30 minWilliam Whooper intends to destroy natural life of Secret Valley. When the rogue is hatching a plan to carry out his plan appears godsend Paula, a most unusual young naturalist and vegetarian who is camping in the valley.
- E14
I Spy
Mon, 3 Sept· 30 minBeaver is upset because of being the youngest of the boys he is often left off the activities of Secret Valley. The others don't want to mistreat him and can't realize that he begins to feel the effects of this displacement.
- E15
The Secret Valley Goes to Town
Mon, 10 Sept· 30 minIn the course of a battle between the boys of Secret Valley and the gang of "Spider", old Dan joyfully announces that Rosa has won a major writing prize. Rosa will have to go to Sydney to collect her award from the Spanish consul.
- E16
Super Scoop
Mon, 17 Sept· 30 minThe local newspaper, after renewing their equipment, gives away the old machinery to Secret Valley. The kids decide to make their own weekly newspaper to express their views on the events of Bildarra.
- E17
Spider McGlurk Meets His Match
Mon, 24 Sept· 30 minThe cousin of "Spider", Pee Wee, comes over and tells him that he can beat the guys at Secret Valley. When Pee Wee succeeds, "Spider" is humiliated and he comes with a proposal to the kids at Secret Valley
- E18
The Trojan Bull
Mon, 1 Oct· 30 minRosa Ortega's family has settled in Bildarra, Carlos, the father, trains horses on his farm for exhibitions in other cities. There is only one small problem, Rosa's mother is homesick for her native Spain. To make her happy and feel at home, the guys from Secret Valley hold a party for her.
- E19
The Sticky Situation
Mon, 8 Oct· 30 minThe Secret Valley boys find a small chest containing, among other things, a candy recipe that turns out to be scrumptious. The boys decide to make large quantities and sell them to raise funds.
- E20
The Worm Turns
Mon, 15 Oct· 30 minThe Secret Valley boys are astonished when "Spider" asserts to have changed his ways and decided stop being wicked, asking to join them. However, the boys repel him straightaway.
- E21
Lost in the Bush
Mon, 22 Oct· 30 minBeaver, the smallest boy, decides to run away and leaves a note saying that he goes into the bush, and his buddies fret over his whereabouts.
- E22
The Bildara Bank Bust
Mon, 29 Oct· 30 minThe children from Secret Valley help the police to apprehend a bank-robbing couple.
- E23
Secret Valley Bush Fire
Mon, 5 Nov· 30 minJan Van Gelder, owner of the Bildara junkyard, was an ace pilot during the war and has kept his small plane as a souvenir in a hangar by the runway. He is requesting a permission to the council to give airplane rides to children, but Cribbins enjoys refusing it with the excuse that he's too old to fly.
- E24
The Oily Bird Catches a Worm
Mon, 12 Nov· 30 minChildren of the Secret Valley mount a rescue operation of a certain tree, whose leaves are eaten by koalas.
- E25
The Pony Express
Mon, 19 Nov· 30 minChildren of Secret Valley organize an auction as an attraction for the weekend. Mistakenly they sell a small chest whose contents are the property survey deeds of Secret Valley
- E26
End of the Rainbow
Mon, 26 Nov· 30 minOld Dan tells the boys that in the days of the Gold Rush, his father was convinced he had a hidden lode in Secret Valley. Beaver (Lofty) remains very impressed and plans to find the vein.
Cast

Hugh Keays-Byrne
William Woppa (WW)
Kelly Dale
Spider McGlurk

Max Cullen
Claude Cribbins
Rodney Bell
Snake
Sheila Kennelly
Cecilia Cribbins
Troy Wilkinson
Sparrow

Vince Gill
Vincent
Michael McGunchey
Mike
