Gimme6

Deep in the heart of London, there's a musty old theatre. Run down, infested, and maybe haunted. Inside, six kids uncover some old magic and discover the power of teamwork. But first they must learn to trust each other and find out who's trying to stop them. It's a story of international intrigue, personal pride, and community spirit.

Common Ground Productions and Sesame Workshop worked together to develop Gimme6, a quality children's television program focusing on relationship building and problem solving between Greek and Turkish Cypriot children.

Gimme6 uses television as an educational tool for children. Grounded in the belief that children hold a key to a better future, the series encourages positive self-image; helps demystify and break down negative stereotypes; and exposes and educates children on issues of global concern.

Gimme6 episodes are available for purchase individually. Each episode is available in English, Greek or Turkish in NTSC or PAL VHS formats. Orders can be placed by contacting Karen Zehr at kzehr@sfcg.org. Payment by check, Visa or MasterCard accepted. In order to recoup our costs, all tapes are $10.00 per tape plus shipping and handling.

Produced 2001. Each episode is 30 minutes in length.

London Calling
In the premier episode, serendipity leads our five main characters to a small neighbourhood in London. But all is not as it seems. A thief follows Deniz and her precious violin, but Tanaka follows the thief. Joe runs away from summer revision school and Stavros discovers that his chief opponent in the international football tournament is Mia…a girl!

Theatre Ghosts
The old, disused Sparkler’s Children’s Theatre quietly beckons Joe, Deniz, Tanaka, Stavros and Mia,…but for different reasons. By the end, all of the kids have arrived, but no one knows who else is there, leading to mystery and confusion.

Who is Peter?
Tanaka, Mia, Deniz and Stavros discover that Peter has moved into the Sparkler’s Theatre and vow to help him find his older brother. Comic shenanigans ensue as they devise plans to sneak him food and keep him clean! But in the end we learn that ‘Peter’ isn’t ‘Peter’ at all.

Stavros' Dilemma
Somebody is trying to sabotage Stavros on the football field. Stavros must choose between revenge and confrontation to settle the matter and keep his team in contention. But trouble looms at the Sparkler’s Theatre as two developers, Spike and Fox, divulge their secret plans to destroy the place.

Ready? Set? Busted!
The kids, with Soner’s help, decide to throw a party to save the theatre and Mustafa’s job. Meanwhile, Joe, Tanaka and Stavros are deciphering clues and getting closer and closer to finding Joe’s brother. But Joe’s parents, and the police, are even closer to finding him!

We Can Do It
It’s party time! Despite numerous obstacles, the party finally begins and everyone is having a good time… until the police arrive and accuse Mustafa of keeping stolen goods in the Sparkler’s Theatre. Has he been framed?

Searching for Proof
Trouble abounds. Mustafa is accused of stealing, and Spike and Fox’s secret plan to take over the theatre inches ever closer to completion. The kids devise a way to expose Fox and Spike, but too late—the theatre has already been sold. Mia and Deniz unearth an old poem written by a WWII Sparklers actor, the meaning of which may save the theatre, Mustafa and their own integrity.

Where is Never, Never Land?
It’s down to the wire as the bulldozers arrive for demolition, a protest is organized and a mad search for the poem’s meaning sends Tanaka and Soner all over London. Amidst this chaos, Stavros and Mia play against each other in the football championships, and Deniz misses her final piano recital at her music school.

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