The cast of a beloved 90s children’s TV show have reunited (Picture: Channel Seven)
The stars of a 90s TV show that had a string of wild storylines have reunited two decades after it came to an end.
Running from 1990 until 2001, the Australian children’s comedy drama series Round the Twist left its mark on a generation of viewers.
Based on stories by author Paul Jennings, it followed the supernatural adventures of the Twist family – dad Tony and his three kids Pete, Linda and Bronson – who move into a lighthouse in the fictional coastal town of Port Niranda.
The first two seasons, released in 1990 and 1993, starred Richard Moir as the family patriarch, with the kids played by six different actors.
It then returned with a brand-new cast for another two seasons in 2000 and 2001, with the show airing on BBC One and Nickelodeon in the UK.
Now, 23 years after the last season came to an end, stars of the show have come back together.
Round the Twist first aired in 1990, airing for four seasons until ending in 2001 (Picture: ABC)
This week the Round the Twist musical premiered at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre’s Playhouse, with the production following the family as they ‘embark on a magical adventure to unravel a one-hundred-year-old mystery and rewrite history’.
Stars from across three seasons of the TV series attended the first show, posing together for photos on the red carpet.
They included Robyn Gibbes (Fay, Season 1 and 2), Eamonn Kelly (Andrew, Season 2), Nick Mitchell (Tiger, Season 2), Cameron Nugent (Tiger, Season 1), Ben Thomas (Pete, Season 2), Jeffrey Walker (Bronson, Season 2), Tamsin West (Linda, Season 2), and Richie Young (James Gribble, Season 2).
The cast attended the premiere of a musical about the show this week (Picture: Darren Thomas)
One of the stars who has stayed working in the entertainment industry since the show is Jeffrey, who played Bronson in the second season of Round the Twist.
He’s since gone on to become a director, working behind the camera on Neighbours, Home and Away, H2O: Just Add Water, Modern Family, Bones, Young Sheldon and Young Rock.
Years later some viewers still have the catchy theme tune and lyrics (Have you ever, ever felt like this?) stuck in their heads, or can’t quite forget the jaw-dropping storylines that pushed boundaries.
The show had countless memorable storylines (Picture: ABC)
From an episode about Pete getting pregnant after peeing on a tree, Bronson’s private parts being turned into a propellor after swallowing a rare ‘whirling derfish’ and Linda being stalked by a possessed scarecrow, it’s unsurprising some said the series was ‘horrifying’ and ‘scarred them for life’.
The musical’s composer and playwright Paul Hodge told The Guardian he was hopeful the show could be staged in the UK at some point.
‘I didn’t realise when I started writing it how well known it is outside of Australia,’ he said.
‘It was probably even bigger in the UK than it is in Australia. It premiered on the BBC first, because Channel Seven was dragging their feet about airing it – so the BBC had already aired it, and was already asking for a second season, before Australia had even seen it.’
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