Jeopardy — Season 1, Episode 1: Pilot
Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy • 25 min • 3 seasons, 40 episodes • ★ 7.0/10
Episode synopsis
A search and rescue team are in the Australian outback searching an abandon camp site, when they find a video cartridge and put into a video recorder. And shows us... Eight Scottish kids, Harry, Lucy, Simon, Chrissie, David, Sarah, Leon and Shona and their teacher, Gerry. Are part of a UFO club at their school in Falkirk. They are given a video diary before they leave on a trip to Australia to study a reported UFO sighting. When they arrive at Australia they meet the head ranger, Arnie and the park ranger who is going with them, Melissa. Melissa takes Arnie to one side and tells him that they have been having radio problems in the area they are camping at and she doesn't know the area that well. Chrissie gets jealous of Shona and sabotages the medical supplies. That night,after they set up. Sarah hears a noise outside, so she goes of to investigate and finds her self face to face with bright flashing lights. The camera stops (end of episode)
About Jeopardy
Jeopardy is a BAFTA award-winning British television series which ran for three seasons, from 2002 to 2004, on BBC One. It was created by Tim O'Mara who also directed, and all three series were produced by Andy Rowley, with Richard Langridge as executive producer for Wark Clements. It has aired numerous times on the ABC Kids segment, RollerCoaster. The series was produced for CBBC Scotland and filmed on location in both Scotland and Australia. CBBC currently have no plans for it to be re-aired, the last re-run being in 2008. In 2002, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts awarded the first series Best Children's Drama. Jeopardy still airs in Australia on ABC3 and, as of 10 September 2010, ABC1.