TV series / 1971

Barrier Reef

Name: Barrier Reef
Genre: Drama
Released: 1971-02-12
Cast: Joe James, Harold Hopkins, Ken James, George Assang, Rowena Wallace

Drama

★ 10.0/10Audience rating

Barrier Reef was an Australian television series that was first screened in 1971. Barrier Reef centred around a group of marine biologists on board a ship called the New Endeavour, researching around the Great Barrier Reef, off Queensland, Australia. "It was the first series in the world to feature extensive colour underwater filming on location". It was also a unique location for a TV show. The Great Barrier Reef is "The only living organic collective …

The story

Barrier Reef was an Australian television series that was first screened in 1971.

Barrier Reef centred around a group of marine biologists on board a ship called the New Endeavour, researching around the Great Barrier Reef, off Queensland, Australia. "It was the first series in the world to feature extensive colour underwater filming on location". It was also a unique location for a TV show. The Great Barrier Reef is "The only living organic collective visible from Earth's orbit."

The seasons

Season 1 Season One 1971 · 39 episodes Season details

Feb. 12, 1971

Barrier Reef is about the adventures of a scientific search and recovery team working for General Trust Corporation, a large Australian industrial and pastoral group.