A young Steve Guttenberg portrayed Billy Fisher, a 19-year-old who hated the job his dad arranged for him at the Shadrack and Shadrack Funeral Home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
As an escape, Billy liked to daydream and envision great things in his future.
James Gallery co-starred as Billy’s disappointed father, George Fisher. Peggy Pope was Billy’s mother, Alice Fisher, who was much more supportive of her son’s “exaggerations.”
Also in the Fisher household was Gran (Paula Trueman), Billy’s frail, forgetful grandmother.
At the funeral home were Billy’s co-worker and friend, Arthur Milliken (Bruce Talkington), who was always trying to protect Billy from being fired, and Billy’s boss, the uptight funeral director Norville Shadrack (Michael Alaimo), who spoke slowly, with perfect diction.
Most of that perfect diction consisted of condescending remarks aimed at Billy for dereliction of duty.
The short-lived CBS series was based on the British series Billy Liar, which itself was based on a successful book (1959), movie (1963), and stage play.
Billy Fisher
Steve Guttenberg Alice Fisher
Peggy Pope George Fisher
James Gallery Norville Shadrack
Michael Alaimo Arthur Milliken
Bruce Talkington
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