Buddy (TV series)

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.

Buddy
Based on	Buddy by Nigel Hinton
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	5
Original release
Network	BBC2
Release	6 January (1986-01-06) – 3 February 1986 (1986-02-03)

The TV Script of Buddy

The cover of the script which was published as a book.
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Publisher	Hinemann
Publication date	May 1987
Media type	Print (paperback)
ISBN	978-0-435-23412-6

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

Actor	Role
Wayne Goddard	Buddy Clark
Caspar Hayley	Young Buddy
Roger Daltrey	Terry Clark
Kay Stonham	Carol Clark
Norman Bird	Mr Normington
Lorraine Plummer	Charmian Rybeero
Dennis Victory	Julius Rybeero
Ena Cabayo	Mrs Rybeero
Lloyd Anderson	Mr Rybeero
John Harrington	David Siddell
Debra Saunders	Emma Groves
Anne Dyson	Mrs Soloman
Duncan Preston	Ralph Campbell
Trevor Ray	Mr King
Virginia Denham	Joyce

External links

• Buddy at IMDb