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The Henderson Kids – Series 1 Episode 2 (1985)

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clip 'We don’t like Hendersons'

Original classification rating: G. This clip chosen to be G

Clip description

In their local café hangout, the gang drink Coke, chat and play pinball. Ted Morgan (Ben Mendelsohn), son of a striking mill worker, looks forward to the ‘fireworks’ which will result from a walk out at the mill owned by Wheeler. Cowboy (Mark Hennessy) advises Ted not to get involved before Pat (Antoinette Byron) kicks the teenagers out of the café.

Meanwhile Mike (Nicolas Eadie), Steve (Paul Smith) and Tam (Nadine Garner) arrive in Haven Bay just as Wheeler’s spokesman Rut (Ron Challinor) fires two men, including Ted’s father. Ted gives Tam and Steve an unfriendly welcome.

Curator’s notes

by Tammy Burnstock

Not afraid to create realistic drama in a children’s program, this clip again demonstrates a brave portrayal of Australian life in the 1980s. The Henderson Kids also features early performances from a veritable who’s who of Australian acting talent. Appearing in this clip alone are Kylie Minogue, Ben Mendelsohn, Nadine Garner and Antoinette Byron.

Kylie Minogue’s television breakthrough came in 1986 on Neighbours. Ben Mendelsohn, then 15 years old, followed his debut performance in The Henderson Kids with other television work before breaking into films with his AFI award-winning performance in The Year My Voice Broke (1987).

This was also the first major TV role for 13-year-old Nadine Garner, who won an AFI Award the year after Mendelsohn, for Mull (1988). She continues to work extensively in theatre, film and television. Antoinette Byron’s credits include Neighbours, Home and Away (1987–current), The Bold and the Beautiful (1987–current), Baywatch (1989–2001) and Melrose Place (1992–99).

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