My favorite series when I was 12 y.o. in Belgium. I saw this on the French RTBF television and it I became an instant fan of this series which inspired me for a long time in my forest games with my friends! It had the adventurous touch that a kid is looking for with great suspense. The variety of characters in the series allow kids to easily identify with one of them. They were not super-heroes but simple, easily identified common heroes (like Bilbo and Frodo in the Lord of the Rings). You will find all the essential ingredients for a great mystery and an action movie. This TV series definitively influenced all my generation as all my friends always talked about it at school. I wish they would release a DVD version of it and I will buy it without hesitation. The series as some boy scouts flavor that make it a great hit for Nature lovers.