Buddy
Directed by Roger Tonge
Plot
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.
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Cast
Wayne Goddard
Buddy Clark
Casper 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
Debra Saunders
Emma Groves
Jon Harrington
David Siddell
Anne Dyson
Mrs Soloman
Duncan Preston
Ralph Campbell
Trevor Ray
Des King
Virginia Denham
Joyce