Parallax
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Parallax

10.0 / 10
2004
1 season
26 episodes

Parallax is a 2004 Australian and British children's television series that screened on the ABC and the Nine Network. It was a 26 part series funded by the Film Finance Corporation Australia and supported by Lotterywest. Parallax is about a boy named Ben, who discovers a portal to multiple universes, and explores them with his friends: Francis, Melinda, Una, Due, Tiffany and Mundi as well as newfound sister, Katherine. The series is filmed in various locations around Perth, Western Australia. These include Kings Park, East Perth, and many beach and South West forest locations.

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  • Ep 1

    1.One Big Happy Family

    06-08-200430m

    On an otherwise ordinary day in the coastal town of Werrinup, Ben discovers in quick succession that there is a portal to a parallel universe in an old drain, he has a sister, his...

  • Ep 2

    2.A Rare Find

    09-08-200430m

    Together, Ben and Katherine just manage to fight off a welkin attack, though Ben has yet to master the Stave which he's 'borrowed' from Veronica. They both want answers to their mo...

  • Ep 3

    3.The Artful Dodger

    10-08-200430m

    Ben follows Francis (thief) into the third parallel universe where hippies and tie-dye are the rage. There they work out an arrangement. He and the two Francises work out a scam to...

  • Ep 4

    4.Achey, Breaky Heart

    11-08-200430m

    Ben organises a rock'n'roll dance. Katherine brings Stefan, hoping to reunite him with Veronica. The night is a success thanks to Francis (thief).

  • Ep 5

    5.Lost In Paradise

    12-08-200430m

    Katherine's Melinda goes exploring in Ben's world. Melinda and Florence the Chicken find a new portal that leads to a Hi-Tech rubbish tip. The kids arrive to rescue her and are att...

  • Ep 6

    6.One Man's Rubbish

    13-08-200430m

    Katherine and Ben play an inter-world version of pass the parcel as they each try to off-load Francis (thief's) loot from the futuristic rubbish tip. They are almost caught and the...

  • Ep 7

    7.Artes Veritas

    16-08-200430m

    Ben discovers that by pressing the points of the portal sign he can travel to a distant new world. He meets Mundi and is introduced to a town where people live in the treetops of a...

  • Ep 8

    8.The Battle of Mundi's World

    TBA30m

    Ben is sick as a result of the Krellick scratch. His friends travel to Forest World to get the antidote but wind up in a huge battle against the Krellicks. They are losing when Ver...

  • Ep 9

    9.The Big Sleep-Over

    TBA30m

    Katherine and Ben are sent on individual quests. Ben visits Desert World and has to use his head after his rash actions land him in strife. Katherine is sent to Forest World, where...

  • Ep 10

    10.The Martin Crimes

    TBA30m

    Tired of the Martins giving them a hard time, Ben and the gang get their revenge. They lure the Martin from each of their four worlds to Forest World and force them to confront eac...

  • Ep 11

    11.The World According to Betti

    TBA30m

    In Techno World Francis Zapmeister meets Betti, a mysterious woman who looks like Veronica. She has plans to remove ""aberrants"" from the Parallax and make the worlds a better pla...

  • Ep 12

    12.The Curse of The Incredibly Bad News

    TBA30m

    Veronica reveals that Betti is her twin sister, and that the Welkin and Krellicks are part of Betti's army, sent to destroy the remaining Guardians to prevent them interfering with...

  • Ep 13

    13.Decoy

    TBA30m

    To distract Betti from her search for the newly-found Guardian, Veronica sets herself up as a decoy in Techno World. Ben and Katherine arrive in time to see Veronica disappear in f...

  • Ep 14

    14.Too Many Chiefs

    TBA30m

    Jeremy convinces Ben that Veronica must still be alive and that Ben can find her. Ben sets off after Spy Boy in Techno World, but is lured into a trap. Katherine arrives in time to...

  • Ep 15

    15.Ex-Ben

    TBA30m

    Betti disguises herself as Veronica and goes to Ben's world, determined to find the mystery male Guardian, but Jeremy, the kids and Mrs Dawes fool her. Ben and Mundi find another P...

  • Ep 16

    16.Dad Meets Dad

    TBA30m

    Ben recruits Jeremy and Stefan to help fight Betti, but the two dads immediately lock horns the moment they meet each other. Ben discovers that the Staves can act as intercoms, and...

  • Ep 17

    17.The Krellick War

    TBA30m

    Betti lures the gang to Techno World. The kids, assisted by Jeremy and Stefan, fight the Krellicks and win the battle. But Betti wins the war when she and Spy Boy blandish the worl...

  • Ep 18

    18.The Reluctant Guardian

    TBA30m

    Ben and Katherine find Otto, the lost Guardian of Forest World. Otto reveals that Veronica's pots are a map to the Reading Room of the Parallax. Katherine reveals her existence to...

  • Ep 19

    19.Seek And You Shall Find

    TBA30m

    Ben finds Otto in Techno World, but they are tracked by Spy Boy. Katherine speaks to Betti and tells Veronica, in code, that Ben is still alive. Otto tells Ben the purpose of the R...

  • Ep 20

    20.Sand Witch

    TBA30m

    Stefan and Jeremy are determined to take the initiative - and promptly lose themselves, and Tiffany, in the Parallax. They blunder into Betti relaxing in Desert World and only esca...

  • Ep 21

    21.My Favourite Martin

    TBA30m

    The two Martins want to know everything about the Parallax. Betti buttonholes Katherine's Martin - the greediest - and, shows him the possibilities of a Parallax that includes Tech...

  • Ep 22

    22.Cheats Never Prosper

    TBA30m

    Betti finally gets her meeting with Katherine and proudly shows her intended 'partner' around ""Garden World"" as an example of how people live happily and prosper in a blandished...

  • Ep 23

    23.Martinmania

    TBA30m

    Betti recruits the Martins from the various worlds to help her track down Katherine. Betti discovers Ben is still alive. Katherine and Ben find out that the Orb made the Guardian's...

  • Ep 24

    24.The Reading Room

    TBA30m

    Ben and Katherine find another Orb in Ben's world, which transports them to the Reading Room. They view the different worlds and find Veronica imprisoned in Garden World. Francis S...

  • Ep 25

    25.Clownin' Around

    TBA30m

    Betti sets a trap for Ben and Katherine at the Garden World portals. Francis Surfer finds Veronica, and helped by Spy Boy and Otto, the gang manages to get home safely. A furious B...

  • Ep 26

    26.It Ain't Over

    TBA30m

    Ben and Katherine outsmart Betti and trap her in Desert World, but have to return to rescue Katherine's Martin. Katherine blandishes Betti. Veronica and Otto work out how to revive...

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