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Teenage Billy Stanyon faces the loss of his parents in a sailing accident, only to discover that he was adopted. Billy then sets off on a journey to find his biological parents that takes him across Europe.
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- E1 Part 1Next upJan 4, 1981 · 25 min
Synopsis
Six months before his 18th birthday, Billy Stanyon's mother and father die in a sailing accident. They leave him a flute, some letters, and the knowledge that they were not his biological parents.
Guest stars: Paul Rogers (Vincent Whitaker), Patricia Lawrence (Miss Price), Peter Cellier (Dewsbury), Robert Addie (Spike), Jack McKenzie (Sportsmaster), Maxwell Deas (Cleric)
- E2 Part 2Jan 11, 1981 · 25 min
Synopsis
Billy visits his birth mother's old house in London, where he encounters fugitives from an anti-apartheid demonstration.
Guest stars: Paul Rogers (Vincent Whitaker), Patricia Lawrence (Miss Price), Troy Foster (Peter), Alyson Spiro (Mags), Stephen Bill (Dave), Michael Garner (Sam)
- E3 Part 3Jan 18, 1981 · 25 min
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Billy meets the mysterious Vincent Whitaker, who accompanies him to Munich where an ex-client of Whitaker's takes them to Lake Chiemsee. Frau Gruber tells Billy his mother was killed whilst crossing the Hungarian border, along with her own son. But is she telling the truth?
Guest stars: Paul Rogers (Vincent Whitaker), Christoph Lindert (Gunter Walser), Brigitte Horney (Elsa Gruber), Ursula Lingen (Hilde Gruber)
- E4 Part 4Jan 25, 1981 · 25 min
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Now in his final term, Billy learns his birth father, Jerry Toff, defected to Britain in 1955 and married, then later divorced, a glass heiress. Along with his best mate Spike and other classmates, he has a run-in with a local motorcycle gang.
Guest stars: Paul Rogers (Vincent Whitaker), Peter Cellier (Dewsbury), Robert Addie (Spike), Bryan Coleman (Sir James Little), Phyllida Hewat (Lady Little), Ewan Stewart (Rob), Andrew Byatt (Jack), James Gibb (Mr Inman)
- E5 Part 5Feb 4, 1981 · 25 min
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An unannounced visit to his father's ex-wife Charlotte in Scotland reveals that Billy has an older half-sister named Pamela. He learns little other than that his father and Charlotte met when he worked as a stable lad on her father's estate.
- E6 Part 6Feb 8, 1981 · 25 min
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Billy seeks help to pursue his goal of becoming a professional flautist. Meanwhile, a runaway family take refuge in his seaside cottage.
Guest stars: Paul Rogers (Vincent Whitaker)
- E7 Part 7Feb 11, 1981 · 25 min
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Billy visits France where he learns more about his parents and helps his hosts' son fulfill a family tradition.
Guest stars: Paul Rogers (Vincent Whitaker)
- E8 Part 8Feb 15, 1981 · 25 min
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Spike arrives unexpectedly. Billy offers to put him up for the night, causing friction between him and Mr Whitaker.
Guest stars: Paul Rogers (Vincent Whitaker)
- E9 Part 9Feb 18, 1981 · 25 min
Synopsis
Frau Gruber sends Billy his father's ring, prompting him to return to Lake Chemsee for answers. However, she will only tell him that the search for his natural father only spells peril.
Guest stars: Paul Rogers (Vincent Whitaker), Christoph Lindert (Gunter Walser)
- E10 Part 10Feb 22, 1981 · 25 min
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Billy befriends a teenage runaway who stays the night with him at his seaside cottage. Meanwhile, Mr Whitaker receives an unexpected home visit from Miss Price.
Guest stars: Paul Rogers (Vincent Whitaker), Patricia Lawrence (Miss Price)
- E11 Part 11Feb 25, 1981 · 25 min
Synopsis
An unannounced visit by Mrs Dalgleish, originally from Hungary but now the colourful and wealthy widow of a financial tycoon, affords a few more details about Billy's birth parents.
Guest stars: Paul Rogers (Vincent Whitaker), Patricia Lawrence (Miss Price)
- E12 Part 12Mar 1, 1981 · 25 min
Guest stars
Guest stars: Paul Rogers (Vincent Whitaker), Patricia Lawrence (Miss Price)
- E13 Part 13Mar 4, 1981 · 25 min
Synopsis
In Salzburg to audition for a music scholarship, Billy finds himself followed by Hilda Gruber. Instructed to kill him, she chooses instead to tell him that it was his father who died fleeing Hungary, not Karl Gruber.
Guest stars: Paul Rogers (Vincent Whitaker), Patricia Lawrence (Miss Price), Christoph Lindert (Gunter Walser)
Cast & crew
Created by William Corlett
Benedict Taylor
Paul Rogers
