Andy Robson

{{Short description|1982 British children's television series}}

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|genre = Children's drama

|writer = Ted Childs

|director = Tony Kysh

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|composer = B A Robertson

|endtheme = "The Best of Friends"
by Barbara Dickson

|country = United Kingdom

|language = English

|num_series = 2

|num_episodes = 20

|executive_producer =

|producer = Michael W. Esthop

|company = Tyne Tees Television

|runtime = 25 mins

|channel = ITV

|first_aired = {{Start date|1982|06|09|df=y}}

|last_aired = {{End date|1983|07|21|df=y}}

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Andy Robson is a 1982 British children's television series, produced by Tyne Tees Television, which 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.

Plot

Set in Edwardian England and starring Tom Davidson as the eponymous hero, the series concerned the adventures of Andy, who had been sent from a coal mining town in County Durham in North East England, to live with his aunt and uncle in rural Northumberland 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.

Cast

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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

|Inspector 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

David Levison

| Tom Ritson

Production

=Music=

The series' theme tune, "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 can be heard on Dickson's official YouTube channel. An abridged version accompanied the closing credits of the television series.