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    Kids TV TV Shows - 1980s 2 Mins Read

    Break In The Sun

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    6 x 30 minute episodes

    Based on a novel of the same name by Bernard Ashley, Break In The Sun told the story of a young girl called Patsy Bligh

    Patsy (Nicola Cowper) hates her new Deptford (South London) flat and her cruel, lazy stepfather, Eddie (Brian Hall). She would rather be back with the grandmotherly Mrs Broadley (Kathleen Heath) in the little house behind the amusement park in Margate.

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    So Patsy runs away from home, joining a travelling acting troupe on an old boat on the Thames.

    Pursued by Eddie and her portly, ginger pal Kenny Granger (Kevin Taffurelli), much of the series concerns Patsy’s attempts to stay ahead of her vicious stepfather.

    She eventually turns up at Mrs Broadley’s house in Margate – where she used to live with her mother Catherine Chase) – only to find that the old lady has recently died.

    Kenny finally opens Eddie’s eyes to the gruesome truth that he’s to blame for all of Patsy’s shenanigans, and the two eventually develop a mutual respect for each other.

    The six episodes aired on BBC1 in winter 1981, with a repeat screening in spring 1982.

    The theme music, Reflections, was by John Renbourn. It appears on his album The Guitar Of John Renbourn (1977).

    Patsy Bligh
    Nicola Cowper
    Pete
    Steve Hodson
    Bob
    Bob Mason
    Eddie Green
    Brian Hall
    Kenny Granger
    Kevin Taffurelli
    Joe
    Brian Peck
    Jenny
    Lindsey Walker
    Sylvia Green
    Catherine Chase
    Mark Bowler
    Chip Sweeney
    Mrs Granger
    Patsy Rowlands
    Ruth
    Shirley Dixon
    Jason
    Thomas Little
    Mrs Broadley
    Kathleen Heath
    Eric
    Peter Biddle
    Sgt. Harris
    Terry Cowling
    Mr Lamb
    Roy Spencer

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