Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Remember the slug-like aliens under Auckland’s volcanoes? 😬
The classic 80s TV adaptation of Maurice Gee’s ‘Under the Mountain’ scared a generation of Kiwi kids — and it still holds up today 🌋
Revisit all eight episodes of ‘Under the Mountain’ at NZ On Screen. And don’t miss the backgrounders: Maurice Gee shares memories of how his alien tale was born, and scriptwriter Ken Catran reflects on adapting Gee’s novel for TV.
#underthemountain #80snostalgia #nostalgia
Remember the slug-like aliens under Auckland’s volcanoes? 😬
The classic 80s TV adaptation of Maurice Gee’s ‘Under the Mountain’ scared a generation of Kiwi kids — and it still holds up today 🌋
Revisit all eight episodes of ‘Under the Mountain’ at NZ On Screen. And don’t miss the backgrounders: Maurice Gee shares memories of how his alien tale was born, and scriptwriter Ken Catran reflects on adapting Gee’s novel for TV.
#underthemountain #80snostalgia #nostalgia
