Parallax

Season 1

26 episodes · Aug 6, 2004

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  • S1E1

    One Big Happy Family

    Aug 6, 200430m

    On an otherwise ordinary day in the coastal town of Werrinup, Ben discovers in quick succession that there is a portal to a parallel universe in an old drain, he has a sister, his mother is a Guardian of the Parallax, his best friend has a sneak thief double from another world and these large flying purple insect things (Welkin) want to bite him.

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  • S1E2

    A Rare Find

    Aug 9, 200430m

    Together, Ben and Katherine just manage to fight off a welkin attack, though Ben has yet to master the Stave which he's 'borrowed' from Veronica. They both want answers to their mother's role as Guardian and the mysteries of their separate worlds, but when Katherine confronts Veronica, her mother is evasive. In Katherine's World, Ben stops repossession of Katherine's home by smuggling in a valuable heritage artefact.

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  • S1E3

    The Artful Dodger

    Aug 10, 200430m

    Ben follows Francis (thief) into the third parallel universe where hippies and tie-dye are the rage. There they work out an arrangement. He and the two Francises work out a scam to pay back Ben's Martin. Veronica works with Katherine and her friend Melinda to recover the Stave.

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  • S1E4

    Achey, Breaky Heart

    Aug 11, 200430m

    Ben organises a rock'n'roll dance. Katherine brings Stefan, hoping to reunite him with Veronica. The night is a success thanks to Francis (thief).

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  • S1E5

    Lost In Paradise

    Aug 12, 200430m

    Katherine's Melinda goes exploring in Ben's world. Melinda and Florence the Chicken find a new portal that leads to a Hi-Tech rubbish tip. The kids arrive to rescue her and are attacked by Welkin and Ben is bitten.

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  • S1E6

    One Man's Rubbish

    Aug 13, 200430m

    Katherine and Ben play an inter-world version of pass the parcel as they each try to off-load Francis (thief's) loot from the futuristic rubbish tip. They are almost caught and their inter-Parallax travels exposed, but Veronica saves the day. Francis (thief) discovers theTechno Town version of Werrinup and Una, the girl of his dreams.

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  • S1E7

    Artes Veritas

    Aug 16, 200430m

    Ben discovers that by pressing the points of the portal sign he can travel to a distant new world. He meets Mundi and is introduced to a town where people live in the treetops of a forest . Its fun until he is scratched in a Krellick attack. Veronica, in disguise as a New York art dealer, turns Stefan's exhibition into a success.

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  • S1E8

    The Battle of Mundi's World

    30m

    Ben is sick as a result of the Krellick scratch. His friends travel to Forest World to get the antidote but wind up in a huge battle against the Krellicks. They are losing when Veronica arrives to save the day - and ask pointedly just how many kids are using the supposedly 'secret' portals.

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  • S1E9

    The Big Sleep-Over

    30m

    Katherine and Ben are sent on individual quests. Ben visits Desert World and has to use his head after his rash actions land him in strife. Katherine is sent to Forest World, where a night of singing and dancing teaches her to open up her emotions and that not everything of value has to be ""logical"".

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  • S1E10

    The Martin Crimes

    30m

    Tired of the Martins giving them a hard time, Ben and the gang get their revenge. They lure the Martin from each of their four worlds to Forest World and force them to confront each other. The Martins are terrified when their ""reflections"" talk back.

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  • S1E11

    The World According to Betti

    30m

    In Techno World Francis Zapmeister meets Betti, a mysterious woman who looks like Veronica. She has plans to remove ""aberrants"" from the Parallax and make the worlds a better place. Katherine realises Veronica has been watching her all along, and finally forgives her mother.

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  • S1E12

    The Curse of The Incredibly Bad News

    30m

    Veronica reveals that Betti is her twin sister, and that the Welkin and Krellicks are part of Betti's army, sent to destroy the remaining Guardians to prevent them interfering with her plans to blandish the Parallax. She also tells Ben that Stefan, not Jeremy, is his real father. An angry and disillusioned Ben refuses to follow her to the refuge in Forest World.

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  • S1E13

    Decoy

    30m

    To distract Betti from her search for the newly-found Guardian, Veronica sets herself up as a decoy in Techno World. Ben and Katherine arrive in time to see Veronica disappear in front of Betti in a blinding purple flash.

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  • S1E14

    Too Many Chiefs

    30m

    Jeremy convinces Ben that Veronica must still be alive and that Ben can find her. Ben sets off after Spy Boy in Techno World, but is lured into a trap. Katherine arrives in time to rescue him, but it turns out Ben has also accidentally led his local Tiffany to Forest World, and she doesn't want to leave.

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  • S1E15

    Ex-Ben

    30m

    Betti disguises herself as Veronica and goes to Ben's world, determined to find the mystery male Guardian, but Jeremy, the kids and Mrs Dawes fool her. Ben and Mundi find another Portal in Forest World, along with the missing Guardian's Stave.

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  • S1E16

    Dad Meets Dad

    30m

    Ben recruits Jeremy and Stefan to help fight Betti, but the two dads immediately lock horns the moment they meet each other. Ben discovers that the Staves can act as intercoms, and that Veronica is still alive.

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  • S1E17

    The Krellick War

    30m

    Betti lures the gang to Techno World. The kids, assisted by Jeremy and Stefan, fight the Krellicks and win the battle. But Betti wins the war when she and Spy Boy blandish the world. Katherine fools Betti into thinking that Ben has been eaten by the Mother of all Welkin.

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  • S1E18

    The Reluctant Guardian

    30m

    Ben and Katherine find Otto, the lost Guardian of Forest World. Otto reveals that Veronica's pots are a map to the Reading Room of the Parallax. Katherine reveals her existence to Betti.

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  • S1E19

    Seek And You Shall Find

    30m

    Ben finds Otto in Techno World, but they are tracked by Spy Boy. Katherine speaks to Betti and tells Veronica, in code, that Ben is still alive. Otto tells Ben the purpose of the Reading Room.

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  • S1E20

    Sand Witch

    30m

    Stefan and Jeremy are determined to take the initiative - and promptly lose themselves, and Tiffany, in the Parallax. They blunder into Betti relaxing in Desert World and only escape with Katherine's assistance. In the confrontation Betti finds out more about both Ben and Katherine and is on their trail.

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  • S1E21

    My Favourite Martin

    30m

    The two Martins want to know everything about the Parallax. Betti buttonholes Katherine's Martin - the greediest - and, shows him the possibilities of a Parallax that includes Techno World in return for information about Katherine.

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  • S1E22

    Cheats Never Prosper

    30m

    Betti finally gets her meeting with Katherine and proudly shows her intended 'partner' around ""Garden World"" as an example of how people live happily and prosper in a blandished world. For a moment Katherine thinks that Betti may actually have a logical point - but she soon realises that Betti's perfect worlds come at a great cost.

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  • S1E23

    Martinmania

    30m

    Betti recruits the Martins from the various worlds to help her track down Katherine. Betti discovers Ben is still alive. Katherine and Ben find out that the Orb made the Guardian's Hut a sanctuary, but are forced to leave Forest World to avoid Betti.

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  • S1E24

    The Reading Room

    30m

    Ben and Katherine find another Orb in Ben's world, which transports them to the Reading Room. They view the different worlds and find Veronica imprisoned in Garden World. Francis Surfer volunteers to go and rescue her.

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  • S1E25

    Clownin' Around

    30m

    Betti sets a trap for Ben and Katherine at the Garden World portals. Francis Surfer finds Veronica, and helped by Spy Boy and Otto, the gang manages to get home safely. A furious Betti destroys Ben's home..

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  • S1E26

    It Ain't Over

    30m

    Ben and Katherine outsmart Betti and trap her in Desert World, but have to return to rescue Katherine's Martin. Katherine blandishes Betti. Veronica and Otto work out how to revive all the people in the Parallax who have been blandished, including - unfortunately - Betti.

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