Buddy (TV series)

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Buddy
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Based on Buddy
by Nigel Hinton
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes5
Original release
Network BBC2
Release6 January (1986-01-06) 
3 February 1986 (1986-02-03)
The TV Script of Buddy
Buddy TV script book cover.jpg
The cover of the script which was published as a book.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHinemann
Publication date
May 1987
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (paperback)
ISBN 978-0-435-23412-6

Buddy is a BBC schools drama, based on the novel of the same name by Nigel Hinton. It was shown as part of the social studies strand.

Contents

It starred Wayne Goddard as Buddy Clark, a teenager dealing with various life problems, Roger Daltrey as his father Terry and pupils from the Cavendish School in Eastbourne.

Daltrey reprised his role in the 1991 film Buddy's Song with Chesney Hawkes as Buddy.

Episodes

  1. "Raining in My Heart"
  2. "Crying, Waiting, Hoping"
  3. "Blue Suede Shoes"
  4. "That'll Be the Day"
  5. "Everyday It's-A Getting Closer"

Differences from the novel

When Buddy is first seen in school his friends Julius and Charmian are present. In the book they were off with the cold.

When Terry was arrested along with Ralph, Des King turned up then walked away. In the book he does not turn up at that moment.

When Buddy ran away he went straight to 56 Croxley Street. In the book he spent the first night in a bus shelter out in the countryside.

Cast

ActorRole
Wayne GoddardBuddy Clark
Caspar HayleyYoung Buddy
Roger Daltrey Terry Clark
Kay Stonham Carol Clark
Norman Bird Mr Normington
Lorraine Plummer Charmian Rybeero
Dennis Victory Julius Rybeero
Ena CabayoMrs Rybeero
Lloyd AndersonMr Rybeero
John HarringtonDavid Siddell
Debra SaundersEmma Groves
Anne DysonMrs Soloman
Duncan Preston Ralph Campbell
Trevor Ray Mr King
Virginia DenhamJoyce


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