In the United Kingdom, it was first screened on BBC1 in 1982 in two halves in the Spring and Autumn seasons. The series was broadcast in many countries such as the United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, Belgium, The Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Israel, Venezuela and many other Latin American nations. From the late 1980s until 1999, the 'Scenic Bell' and the 'Scenic Queen' ferried passengers to Newcastle Island Marine Provincial Park. The small sternwheeler in episode 10 - Huck is a hero - was one of an identical pair of boats built in 1964 that ferried tourists around Vancouver's harbour from the 1960s to the 1980s.

The 'Samson V' is now a museum but at the time (1979) was a working snagpuller on the Fraser River. The wooden steam-powered sternwheeler in episode 6 - How nice to be missed - and 7 - Such a lovely funeral - is the 'Samson V'. The Julia Belle Swain appears in the opening and closing credits, and are in fact the only scenes that were actually shot on the Mississippi River. Various sternwheeler riverboats appear in the series. Episode 9 - Buried treasure - was filmed in part at the Alaksen National Wildlife Area. Huckleberry Finn and His Friends was filmed on location at the Burnaby Village Museum (then known as the Heritage Village) in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.

Ian Tracey as Huckleberry Finn/Narrator.

Therefore, it places greater importance on Huckleberry's character without putting aside Tom Sawyer's. The series is made up of 26 episodes and was a Canadian/West German international co-production.Įven though Mark Twain originally wrote the books The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as separate units, this series conjures up both literary works as only one story. Huckleberry Finn and His Friends is a 1979 television series documenting the exploits of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, based on the novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884) by American writer Mark Twain. German DVD cover from left to right: Tom Sawyer (Sammy Snyders), Huck Finn (Ian Tracey)ĬTV (Canada), BBC (UK), The Family Channel (United States)

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