Jump to content

Pirate Islands

From Alfawiki
Pirate Islands
Company typeTelevision series
IndustryChildren's television
Founded2003
Headquarters
Australia
ProductsTelevision series, telemovies, DVD releases

Pirate Islands is a children's television series from Australia that was broadcast on Network Ten in 2003. Its follow-up, The Lost Treasure of Fiji debuted on the same network in 2007.

In the United States, the first thirteen episodes aired on FoxBox, a programming segment managed by 4Kids Entertainment. In the United Kingdom, the show was shown on CITV in 2003 and later on Nickelodeon UK in early 2008. Additionally, it was available on Vietnam's VTC9 – Let's Viet and aired on Disney Channel in both Spain and Portugal.

Part 1

Kate Redding, sister to Nicholas and Sarah, begins playing a new computer game called Pirate Islands, which their father developed. When Sarah interferes with the computer scanner, a lightning strike transports the siblings inside the game world. Within this virtual realm, Kate encounters Mars, the game's protagonist. The pirate captain Blackheart captures them and threatens to make them walk the plank. Mars intervenes, allowing their escape as they search for the scanner; however, Blackheart seizes it and inadvertently zaps one of his crew members.

Kate discovers that players travel between islands by jumping through icons; using one transports her to Castaway Island where Carmen, Blackheart’s lieutenant, has stolen possessions from Kate’s bedroom. Pirates pursue them off the island, but Sarah uncovers a hidden treehouse which becomes their new headquarters.

Inside this treehouse, Kate finds wet boots—special power-ups that enable characters to walk across water. After raiding Blackheart's ship and uncovering a treasure map, they flee when Mars disables Blackheart’s scanner. Later, Kate returns equipped with the boots, takes control of the ship, and steals back the scanner only to find its batteries depleted due to overuse by Blackheart. She realizes she must remain longer inside the game.

Kate then discovers a new icon that transports her to Haunted Island where she encounters Captain Quade’s ghost—a former crew member murdered by Blackheart. She narrowly escapes with Quade’s logbook in hand. Kate notices that her music box contains batteries identical to those required for the scanner but these are now in Blackheart’s possession, presenting further obstacles.

Nicholas uncovers a second power-up—a jetpack. When Kate tries to exchange the music box for Quade’s logbook, she is kidnapped; Nicholas rescues her using the jetpack. Later, Mars plants Kate’s mobile phone aboard Blackheart's ship to serve as a communication device between ships and steals the music box by hiding it inside a keg thrown overboard; it washes ashore empty.

Back on Castaway Island, Carmen offers batteries in return for power-ups and the logbook. As Kate programs the scanner to escape the game, Blackheart arrives intent on destroying her. His lieutenant Dugal unplugs and takes possession of the scanner but Kate manages to reclaim it and flee, leaving Mars vulnerable to death and her siblings captured.

Kate activates the newly programmed scanner set to self-destruct; as fire consumes the village, the game world begins collapsing. Amidst the chaos, Blackheart fights to seize both the scanner and Kate’s bag containing the logbook. Distraught, Kate fears what havoc Blackheart might wreak now that he controls the scanner.

Part 2

Blackheart, now in possession of both the scanner and the logbook, decodes a hidden message that directs them to a spot on the main island. Eager to impress her siblings, Kate boards the pirate ship and uncovers the secret code. She hastens to the indicated location and discovers a treasure chest containing an iron key; however, Blackheart seizes it from her, leaving her disheartened. The following day, Kate begins judo lessons to enhance her swordsmanship. When she uses a jetpack to evade Blackheart, he captures her, but she manages to flip him using judo techniques and escapes with his sword.

Mars becomes Kate’s sword-fighting instructor but is removed from his position as village leader for refusing to assist in the treasure hunt. Meanwhile, Blackheart uncovers a cliffside waterfall concealing an iron door without a visible lock. Carmen orders an incursion into the forest to locate Kate’s treehouse; Mars intervenes, halts their plans, and reclaims leadership, much to Carmen’s frustration. Kate and Mars decide to team up in the treasure search, agreeing to split any findings equally between the castaways and trade the scanner for their share. Mars devises a trap that ensnares Blackheart, enabling Kate to steal the key and unlock the iron door. Inside, she finds a wooden floating wheel, but Mars takes it from her, ending their alliance.

Carmen and Mars deliver the wheel to Captain Quade, who promptly steals it. Reluctantly, Carmen asks Kate for assistance. After Kate rescues Mars, they engage in a duel to demonstrate their abilities just as Blackheart arrives. Kate leads him inside Quade’s ship, retrieves the wheel once more, and escapes through another exit. Blackheart activates the scanner in the forest once again, triggering instability throughout Pirate Islands. Moments before catastrophe strikes, Kate tosses the wheel to Blackheart and rushes to deactivate the scanner; however, he overpowers her and regains control of both devices.

Using the wheel at a waterfall, Blackheart deciphers another clue from the logbook that reveals a concealed door when he halts the water’s flow. Despite ongoing tension, Kate and Mars enter together and are forced to collaborate while evading Blackheart’s pursuit. They discover a pathway and break through an icy barrier in the wall to retrieve a golden egg.

Following instructions from the logbook, Kate throws the golden egg off a cliff; it soars away before exploding and leaving behind a diamond. Reconciled, Mars and Kate bring this diamond aboard Quade’s ship. Quade shares his sorrow before disappearing and leaving behind a floating portal. Inserting the diamond activates a beam that projects a holographic map of a secret island where the golden idol is hidden.

The competition escalates as Kate arrives on the island with Blackheart close behind. They find a golden door and use Sarah’s talking plant to gain entry. Just as they near completion of their quest, Blackheart hurls them off a cliff onto rocks below while pirates advance toward the idol. Discovering there are no restrictions within this video game realm, Kate flies without her jetpack and heads toward the final chamber. There she confronts Blackheart in combat; he knocks her into the idol’s path but she ducks at the last moment, causing him to be struck by energy and transformed into gold—ending their conflict.

Carmen assumes command of the pirate ship and locates the scanner. Grateful for its return, she hands it back to Kate as they depart from the island. Back at their treehouse, Kate and Mars share a kiss; she promises to come back while he waits for her. She resets the scanner to its original condition before they leave Pirate Islands—finding her room exactly as it was except for Sarah’s talking plant Bell brought home. Whispering “Pirate Islands is real,” they smile together.

Principal

Supporting

  • Lucia Smyrk as Carmen
  • Darcy Bonser in the role of Perry
  • Jim Daly portraying Dugal
  • Andy McPhee as Cutthroat Jack
  • Jasper Bagg playing Darcy the Dandy
  • Franklyn Ajaye as Five Spice
  • Ziggy Crowe in the role of Giant
  • Russell Allan as Ugly Sam
  • Graham Jahne portraying Ned Crow
  • Derrick Murphy as Spanish Pete
  • John Stanton playing the ghost of Captain Quade

Merchandise

Two telemovies, each lasting 96 minutes, have been issued, summarizing all 26 episodes but excluding considerable content. There are currently no intentions to release the entire series in a DVD box set.

Synopsis

Four champions of computer gaming from Australia and Fiji—Tyler, Marty, Alison, and Kirra—are transported into a virtual pirate-themed island located in Fiji. They face off against Captain Blackheart, his shrewd First Mate Lily, and a fierce pirate crew who are after treasure stolen from an Egyptian Pharaoh’s tomb aboard the famed ship Neptune's Revenge. The group forms an alliance with a local Fijian tribe led by Sol, who shows a preference for Kirra, while Marty becomes drawn to the pirate way of life, eventually serving as Blackheart’s cabin boy. Marty’s allegiance shifts, particularly after Lily orchestrates a mutiny and seizes control of Blackheart’s vessel.

The main struggle centers on locating three fragmented sections of a treasure map that will allow escape or enable Blackheart, Lily, Marty, and their pirate crew to claim the Eye of Osiris—the ultimate prize said to grant eternal life.

Cast

Merchandise

The complete set of 13 episodes has been made available on DVD in the Netherlands, including English audio with embedded Dutch subtitles. The full series consists of 26 episodes.

Television broadcasts

Country Channel Title English Translation
Template:AUS Network Ten Pirate Islands
Disney Channel (Australia)
Template:USA Fox Box
Template:UK Nickelodeon UK/Ireland
CITV
  1. REDIRECT Template:DEU
 KiKa Die Pirateninsel The Pirate Island
Der Schatz von Fidschi The Treasure of Fiji
Template:FRA Fox Kids (France) Mission pirates Pirates Mission
Jetix (France)
Template:ESP Disney Channel Spain Pirate Island: Entra en el Juego Pirate Island: Enter the Game
Template:POR Disney Channel Portugal Pirate Island: Entra no Jogo Pirate Island: Enter the Game
Template:ISR IBA-Channel 33, Channel 22 איי הפיראטים Pirate Islands
Template:ITA RaiSat Smash
Italia 1 (the films) 		Le isole dei pirati Pirate Islands
Template:POL TVP1 Wyspy Piratów Pirate Islands
Template:BEL Ketnet Pirateneiland Pirate Island
Template:SWE Barnkanalen Piratöarna Pirate Islands
Template:RUS СТС, Бибигон, Детский Пиратские острова Pirate Islands
Template:UKR 1+1 Піратські острови Pirate Islands
Template:KSA MBC4 جزر القراصنة Pirate Islands
Retrieved from "https://www.alfawiki.org/index.php?title=Pirate_Islands&oldid=55835"