Buddy (TV series) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Buddy
Opening title from the first episode. The subsequent episodes feature Buddy, with his hair cut, in the opening title.
Genre	Schools drama
Written by	Nigel Hinton
Directed by	Roger Tonge
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	5
Production
Producer(s)	Roger Tonge

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

Buddy (1986) 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.

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.

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