Seven kids, zero adult supervision, maximum chaos — British childhood before screen time existed.
Season 2 • Episode 6
LatestWhizz converts an old boiler into a spaceship. However a scrap metal dealer has already bought it and hauls it away by crane with the Gang inside. Naturally enough, they believe they are in outer space.
A group of seven children have various comic misadventures whilst trying to help people, in this series of movies produced by the Children's Film Foundation, based on Hal Roach's "Our Gang" series of comedy shorts.
Practical Effects
Real stunts, real locations, zero safety nets.
Acting
Brinsley Forde's pre-Aswad charisma.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Brinsley Forde later founded reggae band Aswad and became a BBC presenter—this was his acting debut at age seven.
The Children's Film Foundation existed because UK law mandated 'U' certificate support; this was socialist cinema policy disguised as kids' entertainment.
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