Fergus McPhail

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Fergus McPhail
Written by David McRobbie
Directed by Jean-Pierre Mignon
Jeffrey Walker
StarringSean Ohlendorf
Michael Harrison
Jessie Jacobs
Heli Simpson
Megan Harrington
Marcus Costello
Steven Bahnsen
Reg Gorman
Country of origin Australia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26
Production
Running time25 minutes
Production company Burberry Productions
Original release
Network Network Ten
Release2 January (2004-01-02) 
25 June 2004 (2004-06-25)

Fergus McPhail is an Australian children's comedy series that was released on Network Ten in 2004.

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Fergus McPhail stumbles from crisis to crisis, mostly of his own making. His irrationally optimistic alter-ego acts as his conscience. The comedy series charts a year in the life of teenage Fergus McPhail at home with his erratic family, at school, among friends, and at play.

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