Buddy

Synopsis

A drama adapted by Nigel Hinten from his novel ‘Buddy’, which portrays the struggles of a 14-year-old boy whose mother has walked out and whose ageing teddy boy father (Roger Daltrey) has never grown up. Buddy (Wayne Goddard) feels that he is to blame for his parents’ separation and decides that he will triy to reconcile them, but he also has other preoccupations.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 5 x 25 min.

Year of production

1986

Availability

Sale; 1997 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p) series

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Hinton, Nigel; performances; television drama

Credits

Writer

Nigel Hinton

Cast

Roger Daltrey
Wayne Goddard

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact

Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)

Email

BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com

Web

https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 20 8433 1009

Address

BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK

Notes

The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’