Billy Webb's Amazing Story is a 1991 CBBC series by Steve Attridge, continuing the story of Billy Webb, a character in the book the series was based on, Alfonso Bonzo by Andrew Davies.
| Billy Webb's Amazing Story | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Steve Attridge |
| Starring | Brian Hall Mike Walling |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 25mins |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBBC |
| Release | 3 January – 7 February 1991 |
Plot
editEach episode begins with Billy recounting the strange happenings he has enountered to journalist Trevor Trotman. Billy has been having trouble with certain items he acquires from strange people, including pancake mixture that gives his whole class hiccups, a bike which flies, and a strange watch. Billy and Trevor soon discover the man is the same person, who appears every time he reads a certain book. They eventually find out how to stop him and, inevitably, get rid of him. The villain is played by a different actor in each episode.
Production
editThe series was written by Steve Attridge, who later wrote The Boot Street Band with Andrew Davies, and who then went on to write many television series including The Queen's Nose, as well as the film Guy X.
Ratings (CBBC Channel)
editSunday 10 March 2002- 50,000 [1]
References
edit- ^ "BARB | Broadcasters Audience Research Board". Retrieved 13 May 2020.
External links
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