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1 form y separately published work icon Legacy of the Silver Shadow Chris Anastassiades , Ray Boseley , Philip Dalkin , Robert Greenberg , Susan MacGillicuddy , Christine Madafferi , Stephen Bates , Cameron Clarke , David De Vries , Ray Boseley , Chris Anastassiades , ( dir. Ray Boseley et. al. )agent Fitzroy : Australian Children's Television Foundation , 2002 Z1844126 2002 series - publisher film/TV science fiction children's

Four children stumble into the secret underground lair of a long-dead super-hero, the Silver Shadow. Defeated (and killed) by his arch-nemesis, The Crab, in the 1950s, the Silver Shadow lives on as a digital recording in his base's computer. Just as he convinces the four to take up his role as the city's defender, The Crab, now an old man in a retirement village, trains his grand-daughter to be his own successor.

As with other programs produced by the Australian Children's Television Foundation (ACTF), Legacy of the Silver Shadow concentrated strongly on questions of self-identity, peer pressure and conformity, and individualism.

Australian Screen includes some clips from Legacy of the Silver Shadow: http://aso.gov.au/titles/tv/legacy-silver-shadow-feral/clip1/ (Sighted: 23/2/2012). The program is also available on DVD via the ACTF.
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