Round The Twist - Production

Production

The first two series were written by Paul Jennings, with heavy editing by director Esben Storm (who also played Mr. Snapper in series 1-3). Each of these episodes, with the exception of the second series' final episode Seeing the Light, were based on Jennings' short stories. A Round the Twist movie was planned, but due to creative differences, it was never made. After the second series Jennings left the show, taking the rights to his stories with him. Paul Jennings also made some cameo appearances, in particular as the ghost of Ben Byron in series 1's Without my Pants.

The third and fourth series were written by various writers, and did not draw from Jennings' material. The latter series did not match the popular acclaim of the originals, and because of this, the show was cancelled. Incidentally, at around the same time as the third series was released, Jennings' stories were being adapted into a different show called Driven Crazy, which also failed to match the popularity of the early Round the Twists, and of which only one series was produced.

Several locations were used for the filming of the series. The most notable location is the Twist family's lighthouse home, with exterior scenes shot at the Split Point Lighthouse in Aireys Inlet, Victoria. School and some town scenes were shot in Williamstown, Victoria, Point Lonsdale, Victoria and Queenscliff, Victoria.