Andy Robson
| Andy Robson | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children's drama |
| Written by | Ted Childs |
| Directed by | Tony Kysh |
| Starring |
Tom Davidson Stephanie Tague Stevie-Lee Pattinson |
| Ending theme |
"The Best of Friends" by Barbara Dickson |
| Composer(s) | B A Robertson |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Michael W. Esthop |
| Running time | 25 mins |
| Production company(s) | Tyne Tees Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Original release | 9 June 1982 – 21 July 1983 |
Andy Robson is a 1982 British children's television series produced by Tyne Tees Television and which was aired on the ITV network for two series in 1982 and 1983. It was based on Frederick Grice's novel The Courage of Andy Robson, published in 1969. Set in Edwardian England and starring Tom Davidson as the eponymous hero, Andy Robson, the series concerned the adventures of Andy, who had been sent to live with his aunt and uncle in rural Northumberland from a coal mining town in County Durham in North East England after his father was injured in a pit accident. The series also starred Stephanie Tague and Stevie-Lee Pattinson as Victoria and Alec, two of Andy's friends in his new surroundings.
The series' theme tune, "The Best of Friends" was written by BA Robertson and Alan Parker and sung by Barbara Dickson. A full song running 3'20" was recorded but never commercially released, although it appeared briefly on Dickson's Soundcloud account. An abridged version accompanied the closing credits of the television series..
Cast
| Tom Davidson | Andy Robson |
| Stevie-Lee Pattinson | Alec Cowen |
| Stephanie Tague | Victoria Dennison |
| Jack Watling | Matthew Dennison |
| Norman Jones | Adam Charlton |
| Marlene Sidaway | Florrie Charlton |
| Peter Bagley | Dickie Cowen |
| Richard Steele | PC Pierce |
| Malcolm Terris | Mr. Craggs |
| Jill Greenacre | Helga Mueller |
| George Sewell | Peter Mueller |
| Jeremy Mawdsley | Billy Craggs |
| Katja Kersten | Frederika Mueller |
| Eric Nicholson | Inspectpr Tyler |
| Gordon Griffin | Mr. Robson |
| Richard Wilson | Mr. Ridley |
| Rosalind Bailey | Mrs. Robson |
| Elizabeth Edmonds | Miss Inskip |
| Alan Foss | Lord Rothwick |
| Sheri Shepstone | Bessie Reed |
| Jonathan Burn | Harris |
| Michael Gough | Arthur |
| Ivor Salter | PC Coates |
| Anthony Steel | Herbert Neville |
| Hayley Purvis | School Child |