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billymasqets
Since: Mar, 2013
Ages ago I saw two TV shows (possibly mini-series) on Swedish summer TV. Both shows were youth-oriented, and likely from Australia or New Zealand (as was common at the time). This was around 1990-92, absolutely no later than 95. I've been trying to find out what they were for a long, long time now.
1. This show followed a group of kids that were chased by a villain on a motorcycle. The villain wore a black helmet with visor that completely hid his face, and his identity was a mystery. In the final episode he was revealed to be a character seen before in the show, an older man with (I believe) a grey beard. I don't know why he was chasing them. Fairly certain this one was from NZ or Australia.
2. This one was a bit more serious than the former. All I remember is that two teenage boys (I think later teens) were on the run, chased by the authorities this time. In the final episode, one of the boys crashes his car at a construction site/city dump/something like it. There's a shot of him trying and failing to open the door, then the car explodes, killing him. The other boy is taken by the authorities (at a different site) and I think the last shot is of him being driven away in a car. This might even have been an American show.