Andy Robson
# Andy Robson

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

| 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.

