# Return to Jupiter

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{{Use Australian English|date=August 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox television
| image                =
| caption              = 
| alt_name             = 
| genre                = [Science fiction](/source/Science_fiction)
| creator              = 
| developer            = 
| writer               = David Ogilvy
| director             = {{plainlist|
*Robert Klenner
*Paul Faint
}}
| creative_director    = 
| presenter            = 
| starring             = [Steve Bisley](/source/Steve_Bisley)<br>[Arthur Dignam](/source/Arthur_Dignam)<br>[Justin Rosniak](/source/Justin_Rosniak)<br>Daniel Taylor<br>[Anna Choy](/source/Anna_Choy)
| judges               = 
| voices               = 
| narrator             = 
| theme_music_composer = 
| open_theme            = 
| end_theme             = 
| composer             = Ian Davidson
| country              = Australia
| language             = English
| num_seasons          = 1
| num_episodes         = 13
| list_episodes        = 
| executive_producer   = {{plainlist|
*Kagari Tajima
*[Ron Saunders](/source/Ron_Saunders)
}}
| producer             = [Terry Jennings](/source/Terry_Jennings)
| editor               = Christopher Spurr
| location             = 
| cinematography       = Louis Irving
| camera               = 
| runtime              = 25 minutes
| company              = [Film Australia](/source/Film_Australia)
| channel              = {{plainlist|
*[ABC](/source/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation)
*[NHK](/source/NHK)
}}
| first_aired          = {{start date|1997|3|23|df=y}}
| last_aired           = {{end date|1997|6|15|df=y}}
| related              =  
}}

'''''Return to Jupiter''''' was an Australian television series, a 13-part follow-up to ''[Escape from Jupiter](/source/Escape_from_Jupiter)''. It aired in Australia from 23 March to 15 June 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://australiantelevision.net/return-to-jupiter/index.html|title=Australian Television: Return to Jupiter|work=Australian Television Archive|accessdate=3 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/return-to-jupiter-1996/9101/|title=Screen Australia: Return to Jupiter|work=Screen Australia|accessdate=3 August 2020}}</ref>

==Plot==
After their escape from [Io](/source/Io_(moon)), Michael, Kumiko, Gerard and Anna, last seen in ''Escape From Jupiter'', are reunited on the Icarus, a solar cruiser that will take them back to their parents on [Ganymede](/source/Ganymede_(moon)), one of Jupiter's moons. But the journey is far from a smooth one. Danger and excitement wait around every turn, as the children face a crash landing on Mars, hitch a ride on an asteroid, and race against two villains whose evil plan jeopardises the Icarus and its crew.

==Cast==
*[Sonia Todd](/source/Sonia_Todd) as Cmdr Edwina Dent
*[David Wenham](/source/David_Wenham) as Dr. Chrobak
*Jeanette Cronin as Glovic
*Colin Moody as Tobias Selby
*[Anna Choy](/source/Anna_Choy) as Kumiko
*[Justin Rosniak](/source/Justin_Rosniak) as Gerard
*Daniel Taylor as Michael
*Dominic Elmaloglou as Abraham
*Robyn MacKenzie as Anna
*Emma Jane Fowler as Zac
* [Bruce Spence](/source/Bruce_Spence) as Ed Unit

== Episodes ==
Episode information retrieved from IMDB.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0118447/episodes/?season=1|title=Episode Guide: Return to Jupiter|work=IMDB|accessdate=3 August 2020}}</ref>

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{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber= 1
 |Title= Shipwreck
 |DirectedBy= Robert Klenner
 |WrittenBy= David Ogilvy
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|6|8|df=y}}
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 |LineColor=08acd1
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{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber= 2
 |Title= Quarantine
 |DirectedBy= Robert Klenner
 |WrittenBy= David Ogilvy
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|6|15|df=y}}
 |ShortSummary= 
 |LineColor=08acd1
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{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber= 3
 |Title= Stowaway
 |DirectedBy= Robert Klenner
 |WrittenBy= David Ogilvy
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|6|22|df=y}}
 |ShortSummary= 
 |LineColor=08acd1
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber= 4
 |Title= Rescue 
 |DirectedBy= Paul Faint
 |WrittenBy= David Ogilvy
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|6|29|df=y}}
 |ShortSummary= 
 |LineColor=08acd1
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber= 5
 |Title= Demons
 |DirectedBy= Paul Faint
 |WrittenBy= David Ogilvy
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|7|6|df=y}}
 |ShortSummary= 
 |LineColor=08acd1
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber= 6
 |Title= Moonlighting
 |DirectedBy= Paul Faint
 |WrittenBy= David Ogilvy
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|7|13|df=y}}
 |ShortSummary= 
 |LineColor=08acd1
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber= 7
 |Title= Hacker
 |DirectedBy= Paul Faint
 |WrittenBy= David Ogilvy
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|7|20|df=y}}
 |ShortSummary= 
 |LineColor=08acd1
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber= 8
 |Title= Jettison
 |DirectedBy= Robert Klenner
 |WrittenBy= David Ogilvy
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|7|27|df=y}}
 |ShortSummary= 
 |LineColor=08acd1
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber= 9
 |Title= Virtual Trust
 |DirectedBy= Robert Klenner
 |WrittenBy= David Ogilvy
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|8|3|df=y}}
 |ShortSummary= 
 |LineColor=08acd1
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber= 10
 |Title= Ghosts 
 |DirectedBy= Robert Klenner
 |WrittenBy= David Ogilvy
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|8|10|df=y}}
 |ShortSummary= 
 |LineColor=08acd1
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber= 11
 |Title= Comet
 |DirectedBy= Robert Klenner
 |WrittenBy= David Ogilvy
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|8|17|df=y}}
 |ShortSummary= 
 |LineColor=08acd1
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber= 12
 |Title= Terminex
 |DirectedBy= Robert Klenner
 |WrittenBy= David Ogilvy
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|8|24|df=y}}
 |ShortSummary= 
 |LineColor=08acd1
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber= 13
 |Title= Space Pirates
 |DirectedBy= Robert Klenner
 |WrittenBy= David Ogilvy
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1997|8|31|df=y}}
 |ShortSummary= 
 |LineColor=08acd1
}}
}}

== See also ==
* [List of Australian television series](/source/List_of_Australian_television_series)

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0118447|title=Return to Jupiter}}
* [http://colsearch.nfsa.afc.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=310462;querytype=;rec=0;resCount=10 ''Return to Jupiter'' at the National Film and Sound Archive]{{Dead link|date=October 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}

==References==
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Category:Australian children's television series
Category:Australian science fiction television series
Category:Fiction set on Ganymede (moon)

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