Barrumbi Kids

Synopsis

Best friends Tomias and Dahlia deal with the dreams and challenges that come with their childhood in a remote community in the Northern Territory.

First Air Date: 2022-11-18

Last Air Date: 2023-01-20

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 10

Networks: National Indigenous Television

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Top Cast

Nick Bonson as Tomias
Caitlin Hordern as Dahlia
Penelope Thomas as Lizzie
Frances Djulibing as Caroleena
Finn Treacy as Gordon
Adrienne Pickering as Lucy
Sherona Tiati as JoJo
Zeallion Andrew as Sonny
Ronan Bonson as Joshua
Serene Yunupingu as Mavis

Seasons

Season 1 (2022)

A story of two best friends, Tomias and Dahlia, who are growing up together on Country in a remote Northern Territory community, and face various adversities and have many exciting adventures.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: The Burn Off (2022-11-18)

Best friends Tomias and Dahlia decide to skip school and find themselves with no choice but to fight fire with fire.
Ep. 2: Gordon's Boat (2022-11-25)

Three turns out to be a crowd when the new kid in town, Gordon, comes between best friends Tomias and Dahlia.
Ep. 3: Big Barra Bonanza (2022-12-02)

Best friends Tomias and Dahlia leave Lizzie and set out to catch prize barramundi, but trouble arises with a crocodile who has other ideas.
Ep. 4: Actual Reality (2022-12-09)

Tomias, Dahlia, and Gordon are out on country doing a VR film shoot when they find reality colliding with virtual reality as things don't go to plan and they find themselves stranded.
Ep. 5: The Festival (2022-12-16)

The Mandjarkkorl Festival is fast approaching, and the friends want to practice their new dance routine, but their responsibilities pull them in different directions.
Ep. 6: Cracker Night (2022-12-23)

Tomias and Dahlia find a box of fire crackers and decide not to hand them, but things get out of hand.
Ep. 7: Speech Comp (2022-12-30)

Dahlia and Tomias select the same subject for a school speech competition, and their research leads them on a quest for treasure that reveals Dahlia's connections to Mandjakkorl and danger.
Ep. 8: Transitions (2023-01-06)

Tomias loses his cousin after he arrives home for initiation ceremony, and it fuels his own anxieties around boarding school; Dahlia confronts her own purpose in Mandjakkorl.
Ep. 9: Free Range (2023-01-13)

Tomias is offered a place in a Melbourne Boarding School, but he doesn't know how to tell Dahlia, and instead opts to hide it from her.
Ep. 10: Barrumbi (2023-01-20)

Tomias and Dahlia's friendship lies in tatters, but a trip to a special place may heal them and country.