The Legend of the Lost Keys

20min

Kids

The Legend of the lost keys is an educational BBC Look and Read production, which was first aired on BBC Two on 12 January 1998, and has been shown regularly ever since.

Episodes

Cast

The Box

1. The Box

20min

12th Jan 1998

Mark and Lisa need to help their Uncle George (the current guardian) stop an ancient box from being opened. The box is a doorway to a slave world.

The First Key

2. The First Key

20min

19th Jan 1998

George, Mark and Lisa begin the search for the three keys to the box. Lisa is awakened during the night by people who think her uncle has the first key.

The Watchers

3. The Watchers

20min

26th Jan 1998

Lisa and Mark are searching for the second key; when they find it, the Watchers try to kidnap them.

Kidnap

4. Kidnap

20min

2nd Feb 1998

Having escaped from the attempted kidnap by the Watchers, the twins join up their Uncle George to locate the third and final key at the Roman baths.

The Crystal Connection

5. The Crystal Connection

20min

9th Feb 1998

Now having all three keys, George and the twins persuade Professor Waters let them in to see the box.

The Trap

6. The Trap

20min

23rd Feb 1998

George breaks into the Janus Foundation to try to steal the box back, but then Mark and Lisa realise it is, in fact, a trap.

The Box is Opened

7. The Box is Opened

20min

2nd Mar 1998

The gateway to the world of Heritron is now opened. George and the twins escape from the Janus Foundation, but are then betrayed.

Into the Box

8. Into the Box

20min

9th Mar 1998

Professor Waters retrieves the Box back from the Watchers' Headquarters, and George goes through the portal to lock the doorway into Heritron forever. The Catchers are waiting for him on the other side.

Betrayed

9. Betrayed

20min

16th Mar 1998

George is held against his will on Heritron. Anna tells Mark and Lisa that they must rescue him.

The Final Hour

10. The Final Hour

20min

23rd Mar 1998

The twins find George imprisoned in a crystal cell. They manage to break him free, but can they escape from Heritron and get back home?

First air date

12th Jan 1998

Last air date

23rd Mar 1998

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks