| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Num Series: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 5 |
| Network: | BBC2 |
| The TV Script of Buddy | |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | Hinemann |
| Release Date: | May 1987 |
| Media Type: | Print (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.
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.
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.
| Actor | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Wayne Goddard | Buddy Clark | |
| Caspar Hayley | Young Buddy | |
| Terry Clark | ||
| Carol Clark | ||
| Mr Normington | ||
| Charmian Rybeero | ||
| Julius Rybeero | ||
| Ena Cabayo | Mrs Rybeero | |
| Lloyd Anderson | Mr Rybeero | |
| John Harrington | David Siddell | |
| Debra Saunders | Emma Groves | |
| Anne Dyson | Mrs Soloman | |
| Ralph Campbell | ||
| Mr King | ||
| Virginia Denham | Joyce |