Quick facts for kids Itch |
| Genre |
- Action-adventure
- Drama
- Family
|
| Written by |
- Melanie Halsall
- Dan Berlinka
- Ron Elliott
- Heather Wilson
- Jessica Brookman
- Roger Monk
|
| Directed by |
- Renée Webster
- Nicholas Verso
|
| Theme music composer |
Diego Baldenweg with Nora Baldenweg & Lionel Baldenweg |
| Composer(s) |
- Diego Baldenweg
- Nora Baldenweg
- Lionel Baldenweg
|
| Country of origin |
Australia |
| Original language(s) |
English |
| No. of series |
1 |
| No. of episodes |
10 |
| Production |
| Executive producer(s) |
- Jan Stradling
- Amanda Morrison
- Edward Glauser
- Andrew Cole Bulgin
- Michael Shyjka
- Robert Morrison
- Libby Doherty
|
| Producer(s) |
- Tania Chambers
- Melanie Halsall
- Amanda Morrison
|
| Editor(s) |
Peter Pritchard |
| Camera setup |
Multi-camera |
| Running time |
22—25 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
- Komixx Entertainment
- Feisty Dame Productions
|
| Distributor |
ABC Commercial |
| Release |
| Original network |
ABC Me |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) |
| Audio format |
Stereo |
| Original release |
15 January (2020-01-15) – 24 January 2020 (2020-01-24) |
Itch is an Australian children's action-adventure television series which first screened on ABC Me on 15 January 2020. The 10 part action adventure series is based on the books written by Simon Mayo. It is directed by Renée Webster and Nicholas Verso. It also airs on the CBBC Channel in the United Kingdom.
The series was shot in Albany and Perth, Western Australia in early 2019.
Plot
Itchingham Lofte loves science, especially chemistry. Itch is also an element-hunter, that is, he is collecting all the elements in the periodic table, with some interesting and rather destructive results in his bedroom. Itch then discovers a new element, which has never been seen before. At first no one believes him, but soon someone wants the strange new rock for himself. Itch and his family are catapulted into a breathless adventure with terrifyingly high stakes.
Main cast
- Samuel Ireland as Itch Lofte
- Melanie Wozniak as Jack
- Kylah Day as Lucy
- Charles Russell as Tim
- Keala Kern as Chloe Lofte
- Harrison Popple as Darcy
- Henry Mendez as Quinn
- Sam Longley as Cake
- Catherine Moore as Jude Lofte
- Michael Muntz as Dr Flowerdew
- Priscilla-Anne Jacob as Roshanna Wing
- Jarrad Inman as Jarrad
- Ben Mortley as Nick Lofte
Awards & Nominations
| Year |
Award |
Category |
Recipients and nominees |
Result |
Refs |
| 2020 |
10th AACTA Awards |
Best Original Music in Television |
Diego Baldenweg, Nora Baldenweg, Lionel Baldenweg |
Nominated |
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