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    Kids TV TV Shows - 1980s 1 Min Read

    Latchkey Children, The

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    This six-part series for children from London Weekend Television was based on a prize-winning novel by Eric Allen.

    Ben (Bobby Collins), Goggles (Nigel Hayward), Etty (Indra Ové, daughter of director Horace Ové), Froggy (Peter Harrison) and Duke (Ian Roberts) live in council flats in the London suburb of Pimlico and use the solitary tree in a local estate playground as a meeting point.

    The tree means a great deal to the youngsters and when its existence is threatened, the children embark on a series of adventures in order to save it.

    Ben
    Bobby Collins
    Etty
    Indra Ové
    Goggles
    Nigel Hayward
    Froggy
    Peter Harrison
    Duke
    Ian Roberts
    Bletchley
    Marc Wood
    Cissy Pile
    Melissa Wilson
    Jellinek
    Alfred Hoffman
    Malcolm McCrae
    James Smillie

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