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Episodes

Season 1, 26 episodes

Episode 1: One Big Happy Family
- Now playing
- 30m
- Aug 6, 2004
On an otherwise ordinary day in the coastal town of Werrinup, Ben discovers in quick succession that there is a portal to a parallel universe in an old drain, he has a sister, his mother is a Guardian of the Parallax, his best friend has a sneak thief double from another world and these large flying purple insect things (Welkin) want to bite him.
Episode 2: A Rare Find
- 30m
- Aug 9, 2004
Together, Ben and Katherine just manage to fight off a welkin attack, though Ben has yet to master the Stave which he's 'borrowed' from Veronica. They both want answers to their mother's role as Guardian and the mysteries of their separate worlds, but when Katherine confronts Veronica, her mother is evasive. In Katherine's World, Ben stops repossession of Katherine's home by smuggling in a valuable heritage artefact.
Episode 3: The Artful Dodger
- 30m
- Aug 10, 2004
Ben follows Francis (thief) into the third parallel universe where hippies and tie-dye are the rage. There they work out an arrangement. He and the two Francises work out a scam to pay back Ben's Martin. Veronica works with Katherine and her friend Melinda to recover the Stave.
Episode 4: Achey, Breaky Heart
- 30m
- Aug 11, 2004
Ben organises a rock'n'roll dance. Katherine brings Stefan, hoping to reunite him with Veronica. The night is a success thanks to Francis (thief).
Episode 5: Lost In Paradise
- 30m
- Aug 12, 2004
Katherine's Melinda goes exploring in Ben's world. Melinda and Florence the Chicken find a new portal that leads to a Hi-Tech rubbish tip. The kids arrive to rescue her and are attacked by Welkin and Ben is bitten.
Episode 6: One Man's Rubbish
- 30m
- Aug 13, 2004
Katherine and Ben play an inter-world version of pass the parcel as they each try to off-load Francis (thief's) loot from the futuristic rubbish tip. They are almost caught and their inter-Parallax travels exposed, but Veronica saves the day. Francis (thief) discovers theTechno Town version of Werrinup and Una, the girl of his dreams.
Episode 7: Artes Veritas
- 30m
- Aug 16, 2004
Ben discovers that by pressing the points of the portal sign he can travel to a distant new world. He meets Mundi and is introduced to a town where people live in the treetops of a forest . Its fun until he is scratched in a Krellick attack. Veronica, in disguise as a New York art dealer, turns Stefan's exhibition into a success.
Episode 8: The Battle of Mundi's World
- 30m
Ben is sick as a result of the Krellick scratch. His friends travel to Forest World to get the antidote but wind up in a huge battle against the Krellicks. They are losing when Veronica arrives to save the day - and ask pointedly just how many kids are using the supposedly 'secret' portals.
Episode 9: The Big Sleep-Over
- 30m
Katherine and Ben are sent on individual quests. Ben visits Desert World and has to use his head after his rash actions land him in strife. Katherine is sent to Forest World, where a night of singing and dancing teaches her to open up her emotions and that not everything of value has to be ""logical"".
Episode 10: The Martin Crimes
- 30m
Tired of the Martins giving them a hard time, Ben and the gang get their revenge. They lure the Martin from each of their four worlds to Forest World and force them to confront each other. The Martins are terrified when their ""reflections"" talk back.
Episode 11: The World According to Betti
- 30m
In Techno World Francis Zapmeister meets Betti, a mysterious woman who looks like Veronica. She has plans to remove ""aberrants"" from the Parallax and make the worlds a better place. Katherine realises Veronica has been watching her all along, and finally forgives her mother.
Episode 12: The Curse of The Incredibly Bad News
- 30m
Veronica reveals that Betti is her twin sister, and that the Welkin and Krellicks are part of Betti's army, sent to destroy the remaining Guardians to prevent them interfering with her plans to blandish the Parallax. She also tells Ben that Stefan, not Jeremy, is his real father. An angry and disillusioned Ben refuses to follow her to the refuge in Forest World.
Episode 13: Decoy
- 30m
To distract Betti from her search for the newly-found Guardian, Veronica sets herself up as a decoy in Techno World. Ben and Katherine arrive in time to see Veronica disappear in front of Betti in a blinding purple flash.
Episode 14: Too Many Chiefs
- 30m
Jeremy convinces Ben that Veronica must still be alive and that Ben can find her. Ben sets off after Spy Boy in Techno World, but is lured into a trap. Katherine arrives in time to rescue him, but it turns out Ben has also accidentally led his local Tiffany to Forest World, and she doesn't want to leave.
Episode 15: Ex-Ben
- 30m
Betti disguises herself as Veronica and goes to Ben's world, determined to find the mystery male Guardian, but Jeremy, the kids and Mrs Dawes fool her. Ben and Mundi find another Portal in Forest World, along with the missing Guardian's Stave.
Episode 16: Dad Meets Dad
- 30m
Ben recruits Jeremy and Stefan to help fight Betti, but the two dads immediately lock horns the moment they meet each other. Ben discovers that the Staves can act as intercoms, and that Veronica is still alive.
Episode 17: The Krellick War
- 30m
Betti lures the gang to Techno World. The kids, assisted by Jeremy and Stefan, fight the Krellicks and win the battle. But Betti wins the war when she and Spy Boy blandish the world. Katherine fools Betti into thinking that Ben has been eaten by the Mother of all Welkin.
Episode 18: The Reluctant Guardian
- 30m
Ben and Katherine find Otto, the lost Guardian of Forest World. Otto reveals that Veronica's pots are a map to the Reading Room of the Parallax. Katherine reveals her existence to Betti.
Episode 19: Seek And You Shall Find
- 30m
Ben finds Otto in Techno World, but they are tracked by Spy Boy. Katherine speaks to Betti and tells Veronica, in code, that Ben is still alive. Otto tells Ben the purpose of the Reading Room.
Episode 20: Sand Witch
- 30m
Stefan and Jeremy are determined to take the initiative - and promptly lose themselves, and Tiffany, in the Parallax. They blunder into Betti relaxing in Desert World and only escape with Katherine's assistance. In the confrontation Betti finds out more about both Ben and Katherine and is on their trail.
Episode 21: My Favourite Martin
- 30m
The two Martins want to know everything about the Parallax. Betti buttonholes Katherine's Martin - the greediest - and, shows him the possibilities of a Parallax that includes Techno World in return for information about Katherine.
Episode 22: Cheats Never Prosper
- 30m
Betti finally gets her meeting with Katherine and proudly shows her intended 'partner' around ""Garden World"" as an example of how people live happily and prosper in a blandished world. For a moment Katherine thinks that Betti may actually have a logical point - but she soon realises that Betti's perfect worlds come at a great cost.
Episode 23: Martinmania
- 30m
Betti recruits the Martins from the various worlds to help her track down Katherine. Betti discovers Ben is still alive. Katherine and Ben find out that the Orb made the Guardian's Hut a sanctuary, but are forced to leave Forest World to avoid Betti.
Episode 24: The Reading Room
- 30m
Ben and Katherine find another Orb in Ben's world, which transports them to the Reading Room. They view the different worlds and find Veronica imprisoned in Garden World. Francis Surfer volunteers to go and rescue her.
Episode 25: Clownin' Around
- 30m
Betti sets a trap for Ben and Katherine at the Garden World portals. Francis Surfer finds Veronica, and helped by Spy Boy and Otto, the gang manages to get home safely. A furious Betti destroys Ben's home..
Episode 26: It Ain't Over
- 30m
Ben and Katherine outsmart Betti and trap her in Desert World, but have to return to rescue Katherine's Martin. Katherine blandishes Betti. Veronica and Otto work out how to revive all the people in the Parallax who have been blandished, including - unfortunately - Betti.

Parallax

2004 to present
1 season
30m per episode

8.5TMDB(2)

Overview

Parallax is a 2004 Australian and British children's television series that screened on the ABC and the Nine Network. It was a 26 part series funded by the Film Finance Corporation Australia and supported by Lotterywest. Parallax is about a boy named Ben, who discovers a portal to multiple universes, and explores them with his friends: Francis, Melinda, Una, Due, Tiffany and Mundi as well as newfound sister, Katherine. The series is filmed in various locations around Perth, Western Australia. These include Kings Park, East Perth, and many beach and South West forest locations.

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1 season and 26 episodes so far
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Details

Status: Returning Series
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 26
First aired: August 5, 2004
Last aired: August 16, 2004
Original language: English
Countries: AU, GB

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Cast

Episodes

Season 1, 26 episodes

Episode 1: One Big Happy Family
- Now playing
- 30m
- Aug 6, 2004
On an otherwise ordinary day in the coastal town of Werrinup, Ben discovers in quick succession that there is a portal to a parallel universe in an old drain, he has a sister, his mother is a Guardian of the Parallax, his best friend has a sneak thief double from another world and these large flying purple insect things (Welkin) want to bite him.
Episode 2: A Rare Find
- 30m
- Aug 9, 2004
Together, Ben and Katherine just manage to fight off a welkin attack, though Ben has yet to master the Stave which he's 'borrowed' from Veronica. They both want answers to their mother's role as Guardian and the mysteries of their separate worlds, but when Katherine confronts Veronica, her mother is evasive. In Katherine's World, Ben stops repossession of Katherine's home by smuggling in a valuable heritage artefact.
Episode 3: The Artful Dodger
- 30m
- Aug 10, 2004
Ben follows Francis (thief) into the third parallel universe where hippies and tie-dye are the rage. There they work out an arrangement. He and the two Francises work out a scam to pay back Ben's Martin. Veronica works with Katherine and her friend Melinda to recover the Stave.
Episode 4: Achey, Breaky Heart
- 30m
- Aug 11, 2004
Ben organises a rock'n'roll dance. Katherine brings Stefan, hoping to reunite him with Veronica. The night is a success thanks to Francis (thief).
Episode 5: Lost In Paradise
- 30m
- Aug 12, 2004
Katherine's Melinda goes exploring in Ben's world. Melinda and Florence the Chicken find a new portal that leads to a Hi-Tech rubbish tip. The kids arrive to rescue her and are attacked by Welkin and Ben is bitten.
Episode 6: One Man's Rubbish
- 30m
- Aug 13, 2004
Katherine and Ben play an inter-world version of pass the parcel as they each try to off-load Francis (thief's) loot from the futuristic rubbish tip. They are almost caught and their inter-Parallax travels exposed, but Veronica saves the day. Francis (thief) discovers theTechno Town version of Werrinup and Una, the girl of his dreams.
Episode 7: Artes Veritas
- 30m
- Aug 16, 2004
Ben discovers that by pressing the points of the portal sign he can travel to a distant new world. He meets Mundi and is introduced to a town where people live in the treetops of a forest . Its fun until he is scratched in a Krellick attack. Veronica, in disguise as a New York art dealer, turns Stefan's exhibition into a success.
Episode 8: The Battle of Mundi's World
- 30m
Ben is sick as a result of the Krellick scratch. His friends travel to Forest World to get the antidote but wind up in a huge battle against the Krellicks. They are losing when Veronica arrives to save the day - and ask pointedly just how many kids are using the supposedly 'secret' portals.
Episode 9: The Big Sleep-Over
- 30m
Katherine and Ben are sent on individual quests. Ben visits Desert World and has to use his head after his rash actions land him in strife. Katherine is sent to Forest World, where a night of singing and dancing teaches her to open up her emotions and that not everything of value has to be ""logical"".
Episode 10: The Martin Crimes
- 30m
Tired of the Martins giving them a hard time, Ben and the gang get their revenge. They lure the Martin from each of their four worlds to Forest World and force them to confront each other. The Martins are terrified when their ""reflections"" talk back.
Episode 11: The World According to Betti
- 30m
In Techno World Francis Zapmeister meets Betti, a mysterious woman who looks like Veronica. She has plans to remove ""aberrants"" from the Parallax and make the worlds a better place. Katherine realises Veronica has been watching her all along, and finally forgives her mother.
Episode 12: The Curse of The Incredibly Bad News
- 30m
Veronica reveals that Betti is her twin sister, and that the Welkin and Krellicks are part of Betti's army, sent to destroy the remaining Guardians to prevent them interfering with her plans to blandish the Parallax. She also tells Ben that Stefan, not Jeremy, is his real father. An angry and disillusioned Ben refuses to follow her to the refuge in Forest World.
Episode 13: Decoy
- 30m
To distract Betti from her search for the newly-found Guardian, Veronica sets herself up as a decoy in Techno World. Ben and Katherine arrive in time to see Veronica disappear in front of Betti in a blinding purple flash.
Episode 14: Too Many Chiefs
- 30m
Jeremy convinces Ben that Veronica must still be alive and that Ben can find her. Ben sets off after Spy Boy in Techno World, but is lured into a trap. Katherine arrives in time to rescue him, but it turns out Ben has also accidentally led his local Tiffany to Forest World, and she doesn't want to leave.
Episode 15: Ex-Ben
- 30m
Betti disguises herself as Veronica and goes to Ben's world, determined to find the mystery male Guardian, but Jeremy, the kids and Mrs Dawes fool her. Ben and Mundi find another Portal in Forest World, along with the missing Guardian's Stave.
Episode 16: Dad Meets Dad
- 30m
Ben recruits Jeremy and Stefan to help fight Betti, but the two dads immediately lock horns the moment they meet each other. Ben discovers that the Staves can act as intercoms, and that Veronica is still alive.
Episode 17: The Krellick War
- 30m
Betti lures the gang to Techno World. The kids, assisted by Jeremy and Stefan, fight the Krellicks and win the battle. But Betti wins the war when she and Spy Boy blandish the world. Katherine fools Betti into thinking that Ben has been eaten by the Mother of all Welkin.
Episode 18: The Reluctant Guardian
- 30m
Ben and Katherine find Otto, the lost Guardian of Forest World. Otto reveals that Veronica's pots are a map to the Reading Room of the Parallax. Katherine reveals her existence to Betti.
Episode 19: Seek And You Shall Find
- 30m
Ben finds Otto in Techno World, but they are tracked by Spy Boy. Katherine speaks to Betti and tells Veronica, in code, that Ben is still alive. Otto tells Ben the purpose of the Reading Room.
Episode 20: Sand Witch
- 30m
Stefan and Jeremy are determined to take the initiative - and promptly lose themselves, and Tiffany, in the Parallax. They blunder into Betti relaxing in Desert World and only escape with Katherine's assistance. In the confrontation Betti finds out more about both Ben and Katherine and is on their trail.
Episode 21: My Favourite Martin
- 30m
The two Martins want to know everything about the Parallax. Betti buttonholes Katherine's Martin - the greediest - and, shows him the possibilities of a Parallax that includes Techno World in return for information about Katherine.
Episode 22: Cheats Never Prosper
- 30m
Betti finally gets her meeting with Katherine and proudly shows her intended 'partner' around ""Garden World"" as an example of how people live happily and prosper in a blandished world. For a moment Katherine thinks that Betti may actually have a logical point - but she soon realises that Betti's perfect worlds come at a great cost.
Episode 23: Martinmania
- 30m
Betti recruits the Martins from the various worlds to help her track down Katherine. Betti discovers Ben is still alive. Katherine and Ben find out that the Orb made the Guardian's Hut a sanctuary, but are forced to leave Forest World to avoid Betti.
Episode 24: The Reading Room
- 30m
Ben and Katherine find another Orb in Ben's world, which transports them to the Reading Room. They view the different worlds and find Veronica imprisoned in Garden World. Francis Surfer volunteers to go and rescue her.
Episode 25: Clownin' Around
- 30m
Betti sets a trap for Ben and Katherine at the Garden World portals. Francis Surfer finds Veronica, and helped by Spy Boy and Otto, the gang manages to get home safely. A furious Betti destroys Ben's home..
Episode 26: It Ain't Over
- 30m
Ben and Katherine outsmart Betti and trap her in Desert World, but have to return to rescue Katherine's Martin. Katherine blandishes Betti. Veronica and Otto work out how to revive all the people in the Parallax who have been blandished, including - unfortunately - Betti.

Episodes

E1 Episode 1: One Big Happy Family

E2 Episode 2: A Rare Find

E3 Episode 3: The Artful Dodger

E4 Episode 4: Achey, Breaky Heart

E5 Episode 5: Lost In Paradise

E6 Episode 6: One Man's Rubbish

E7 Episode 7: Artes Veritas

E8 Episode 8: The Battle of Mundi's World

E9 Episode 9: The Big Sleep-Over

E10 Episode 10: The Martin Crimes

E11 Episode 11: The World According to Betti

E12 Episode 12: The Curse of The Incredibly Bad News

E13 Episode 13: Decoy

E14 Episode 14: Too Many Chiefs

E15 Episode 15: Ex-Ben

E16 Episode 16: Dad Meets Dad

E17 Episode 17: The Krellick War

E18 Episode 18: The Reluctant Guardian

E19 Episode 19: Seek And You Shall Find

E20 Episode 20: Sand Witch

E21 Episode 21: My Favourite Martin

E22 Episode 22: Cheats Never Prosper

E23 Episode 23: Martinmania

E24 Episode 24: The Reading Room

E25 Episode 25: Clownin' Around

E26 Episode 26: It Ain't Over

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E1 Episode 1: One Big Happy Family

E2 Episode 2: A Rare Find

E3 Episode 3: The Artful Dodger

E4 Episode 4: Achey, Breaky Heart

E5 Episode 5: Lost In Paradise

E6 Episode 6: One Man's Rubbish

E7 Episode 7: Artes Veritas

E8 Episode 8: The Battle of Mundi's World

E9 Episode 9: The Big Sleep-Over

E10 Episode 10: The Martin Crimes

E11 Episode 11: The World According to Betti

E12 Episode 12: The Curse of The Incredibly Bad News

E13 Episode 13: Decoy

E14 Episode 14: Too Many Chiefs

E15 Episode 15: Ex-Ben

E16 Episode 16: Dad Meets Dad

E17 Episode 17: The Krellick War

E18 Episode 18: The Reluctant Guardian

E19 Episode 19: Seek And You Shall Find

E20 Episode 20: Sand Witch

E21 Episode 21: My Favourite Martin

E22 Episode 22: Cheats Never Prosper

E23 Episode 23: Martinmania

E24 Episode 24: The Reading Room

E25 Episode 25: Clownin' Around

E26 Episode 26: It Ain't Over

Episode 1: One Big Happy Family

Episode 2: A Rare Find

Episode 3: The Artful Dodger

Episode 4: Achey, Breaky Heart

Episode 5: Lost In Paradise

Episode 6: One Man's Rubbish

Episode 7: Artes Veritas

Episode 8: The Battle of Mundi's World

Episode 9: The Big Sleep-Over

Episode 10: The Martin Crimes

Episode 11: The World According to Betti

Episode 12: The Curse of The Incredibly Bad News

Episode 13: Decoy

Episode 14: Too Many Chiefs

Episode 15: Ex-Ben

Episode 16: Dad Meets Dad

Episode 17: The Krellick War

Episode 18: The Reluctant Guardian

Episode 19: Seek And You Shall Find

Episode 20: Sand Witch

Episode 21: My Favourite Martin

Episode 22: Cheats Never Prosper

Episode 23: Martinmania

Episode 24: The Reading Room

Episode 25: Clownin' Around

Episode 26: It Ain't Over

Episode 1: One Big Happy Family

Episode 2: A Rare Find

Episode 3: The Artful Dodger

Episode 4: Achey, Breaky Heart

Episode 5: Lost In Paradise

Episode 6: One Man's Rubbish

Episode 7: Artes Veritas

Episode 8: The Battle of Mundi's World

Episode 9: The Big Sleep-Over

Episode 10: The Martin Crimes

Episode 11: The World According to Betti

Episode 12: The Curse of The Incredibly Bad News

Episode 13: Decoy

Episode 14: Too Many Chiefs

Episode 15: Ex-Ben

Episode 16: Dad Meets Dad

Episode 17: The Krellick War

Episode 18: The Reluctant Guardian

Episode 19: Seek And You Shall Find

Episode 20: Sand Witch

Episode 21: My Favourite Martin

Episode 22: Cheats Never Prosper

Episode 23: Martinmania

Episode 24: The Reading Room

Episode 25: Clownin' Around

Episode 26: It Ain't Over