Butterfly Island is an Australian children's drama television series.
[1] This was the first mainstream Australian TV show where an Asian actor, David Phu An Chiem was given a lead role.
It followed the Wilson family who run a holiday resort.
Also featured are a Vietnamese refugee and a crooked property developer.
[5] A planned third season was axed in 1987 after a casting dispute with the Actors’ Equity over the use of an American actress.