Sky Hunter (Look and Read)
| Sky Hunter | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Leonard Kingston |
| Starring | Geoffrey Bayldon Charles Collingwood Katie Hebb Jayne Tottman Lennox Greaves |
| Narrated by | Nigel Anthony |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Sue Weeks |
| Original release | |
| Network | British Broadcasting Corporation |
| Release | 1978 |
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Sky Hunter was a ten-part educational BBC Look and Read production, which was first aired on the BBC in 1978. It was re-worked in 1992 as Sky Hunter II, with the main cast providing the narration and educational sections.
Cast[edit]
- Nigel Anthony as Narrator
- Geoffrey Bayldon as Mr Charles Trim
- Jayne Tottman as Jackie Blake
- Luke Batchelor as Butch
- Donald Waugh as Trevor
- Emma Jean Richards as Sharon Blake
- Isobil Nisbet as 'Cat' Mary MacBride
- Mike Savage as Bert Badger
- Lennox Greaves as Tom Roberts (The Birdman)
- Charles Collingwood and Katie Hebb as Wordy
- Michael Maynard as Dave
- Mary Edwards as Puppeteer
- Derek Griffiths, Dave Royal, and Julie Stevens as singers
Crew[edit]
- Writers - Leonard Kingston, Jean Kenward and Michael Maynard
- Producers - Roger Tonge & Sue Weeks
Plot[edit]
Three children are on a canal boat holiday on the Regent's Canal in London. They spot a peregrine falcon and two daft crooks who are trying to nab it.
Episodes[edit]
- Strangers on the Canal
- For Sale
- The Birdman
- Are They Crooks?
- The Welsh Telegram
- Proof At Last
- A Friend in Need
- Where's Jackie?
- Who Can Be Trusted?
- Back to the Wild
Further reading[edit]
- Sky Hunter at Broadcast for Schools
References[edit]
- ^ Sky Hunter: Part 1 - Strangers on the Canal, Look and Read, Charles Collingwood, Michael Maynard, Isobil Nisbet, 19 September 1978, retrieved 29 March 2024
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "BBC Two - Look and Read, Skyhunter, Strangers on the Canal". BBC. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Look and Read: Sky Hunter". Broadcast for Schools.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Look and Read - Sky Hunter". web.archive.org. Retrieved 29 March 2024.