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    Kids TV TV Shows - 1980s 2 Mins Read

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    Young Paula Prescott (Julia Millbank) found herself on the run from brutal East End club owner and villain Charlie Elkin (Christopher Ellison from The Bill) – who ran a protection racket – in this six-part BBC children’s series.

    Paula’s taxi driver grandfather, Sam (Fred Bryant), had hidden a vital piece of evidence – half a pair of broken spectacles – that could link Elkin to an armed robbery and put him behind bars for many years, much to the pleasure of D.I. McNeill (James Cosmo).

    Just before he passed away, Grandad Sam advised her that the location of the evidence could be found via an old musical box. The chase was then on to decipher the secrets of the box.

    Paula’s family and her Sikh friend, Narinder (Amarjit Dhillon) were caught up in the shenanigans, and Paula learned to her horror that one of her family – her cousin Brian (Simon Adams) – was a member of Elkins’ gang.

    The theme tune was Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush.

    Paula Prescott
    Julia Millbank
    Narinder Sidhu
    Amarjit Dhillon
    Pratap Singh Sidhu
    Renu Setna
    Charlie Elkin
    Christopher Ellison
    Detective Inspector McNeil
    James Cosmo
    Kamal Kaur Sidhu
    Rani Singh
    Mick Prescott
    Desmond McNamara
    Dolly Prescott
    Maureen Sweeney
    Dean Prescott
    Anthony Gorry
    Leila
    Hetty Baynes
    Frank Butler
    Tony Caunter
    Brian Butler
    Simon Adams
    Ron Martin
    Alan Ford
    Fred Barrat
    Alan Talbot
    Grandad (Sam Prescott)
    Fred Bryant
    Ellie Butler
    Penny Morrell
    Scott
    Damon Doyle
    Tommy
    Jason Norman

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