Channel 10 bosses elected to shoot exterior scenes on a specially-constructed $200,000 backlot at their Nunawading studios; the exterior was already mocked-up with barred windows to double as Wentworth Detention Centre in Prisoner (1979). Remains of the resort set such as the pool would be reused as part of Erinsborough's Lassiters complex in Neighbours (1985).
Arguably the worst series ever made for Australian TV. Supposedly set on a tropical island most of it was filmed in Melbourne in winter, if you look closely you can see the actor's breath in several takes and no-one ever goes swimming! A total ratings bomb with characters being written out of the series at the average rate of two an episode towards its end.
