Aquila (TV series)
| Aquila | |
|---|---|
Aquila's intertitle | |
| Genre | Children's television series |
| Created by | Andrew Norriss |
| Directed by | David Bell |
| Starring | Ben Brooks Craig Vye |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 20–25 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC |
| Release | 2 December 1997 – 17 December 1998 |
Aquila is a British children's television show adapted from the 1997 book Aquila by British author Andrew Norriss. It follows two boys, Tom Baxter and Geoff Reynolds, who find a spacecraft while digging in a field.
The programme aired on the BBC from 1997 to 1998. The first series was based on Norriss' 1997 book; the second series was novelised and published in 2010.