Special Delivery – Under the Mountain

Under the Mountain is an eight-part television series based on the novel of the same name written by Maurice Gee that first aired in 1981 and was produced by Television New Zealand.

When twins Rachel and Theo Matheson first meet the mysterious Mr. Jones when they are young children lost in the woods near their home. Eight years later they meet Mr. Jones again in Auckland while they are spending their summer holidays with their aunt, uncle and cousin. It is during this time they learn that Mr. Jones is an alien, sent from another world in a battle against another race of slimy, slug-like beasts / monsters / aliens who strip a planet until it is barren then move on to the next to do the same.

While in their human form these creatures are known as the evil Mr. Wilberforce family who, despite their slug-like form have a keen sense of sight and smell as they spy on Rachel and Theo from across the lake.

Episode 1 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJpUA3hQyO8

Episode 2 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIc4IhJRlmM

Episode 3 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuo1t1amJWg

Episode 4 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_f2P_lXWIQ

Episode 5 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=km5PurGrYFU

Episode 6 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiMVOBXjTP8

Episode 7 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcNmkWMrvTw

Episode 8 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4t6u7lQMoA