Friends and Heroes
| Friends and Heroes | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children's television series |
| Created by | Brian D. Brown Eric J. Danenberg |
| Starring | Austin Di lulio Sarah Gadon Cedric Smith Tony Daniels |
| Theme music composer | Mark Topham |
| Ending theme | "Looking for a Hero" by Lauren Waterworth |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 39 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Alison Dorricott David Dorricott |
| Producer(s) |
Gary Kurtz (series 1) Naomi Jones (series 2 & 3) |
| Location(s) | Ancient Alexandria, Jerusalem and Rome |
| Running time | 25 minutes (per episode) |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBBC & TBN |
| Original release | March 12, 2007 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Friends and Heroes is a Christian children's program that airs on TBN, Smile of a Child TV, and was also shown on BBC TV. The show is both traditionally animated (for the adventure story) and computer animated (for the Bible stories). It takes place from 69 - 71 AD. There are three series each of 13 Episodes: Series 1 is set in Alexandria, Egypt; Series 2 in Jerusalem and Series 3 in Rome. The series was created by Brian D. Brown and Eric J. Danenberg, who also worked on The Storykeepers.
The show starts with a recap of last week's episode, relevant or not. Then the theme song plays. Act 1 begins with the name of the episode. There's usually about ten minutes of story and then a Bible story, followed by Act 2. There's more story and then another Bible story. Unless it is a two-part episode, the problem is resolved after the second Bible story. There are, however, three bible stories in one episode.
The time is 69 AD. The place is Alexandria. There is a rebellion going in nearby Judea by the Jews and Christians. In response, the Governor, Tiberius, orders his men, led by Brutacus and Tobias, to crack down on the Jews and Christians.
In the first episode, we are introduced to the family of Samuel, Diana, their son Macky, and their rarely seen parrot, Pontius, who live in Delta Quarter on the port of Alexandria. They are rebels who hide other rebels in their house. Samuel's friend, a commander for the rebels in Judea, sends his daughters, Leah and Rebecca, to live with Samuel's family.
In episode two, Macky and Rebecca have an encounter with a girl named Portia while riding horses. after talking, they find out that she is the Governor's niece. She becomes fast friends with Samuel's family, but they never tell her that they are rebels.
In episode three, we are introduced to Miriam and Nathan, Samuel and Diana's friends, as well as fellow rebels. We are also introduced to their adopted African son, Sollie.
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