One Summer
1983 Drama, Crime 1 season
TMDB rating 7.5/10 Ended
One Summer is a 1983 British television drama serial written by Willy Russell and directed by Gordon Flemyng. It stars David Morrissey and Spencer Leigh as two 16 year old Liverpool boys from broken homes who escape from their lives by running away to Wales one summer. It also starred James Hazeldine and Ian Hart. The series was shown in five 50-minute episodes on Channel 4 from 7 August to 4 September 1983. It was later repeated on ITV in April 1985.
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Following a violent incident, Liverpool teens Billy and Icky flee to Wales, embarking on an adventure that becomes a desperate attempt to outrun their problems.
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Cast and details
David MorrisseyBilly Rizley
Spencer LeighIcky Higson
James HazeldineKidder
Ian HartRabbit- Matthew GreyTerry
- Michael LanniganCollins
- John CordingGeorge
- Jane West BakerinkJo
Sion Tudor OwenGriffiths- Sheila FayMrs Rizley
- Gil BraileyMaureen Rizley
Sean McKeeLouie
- Created by
- Willy Russell
- Network
- Channel 4
- First aired
- Aug 7, 1983
- Latest episode
- Sep 4, 1983
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