Billy: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Following the end of the Head of the Class series, Billy moves to Berkeley, California, where he marries Mary Springer, a single mom with several children, so he could get his green card. The marriage is arranged in order to prevent Billy from being deported back to the UK. Billy becomes Mary's boarder, living in her basement apartment with the strictest of rules: no drinking, no smoking, no pets, and no sex. The series follows Billy's misadventures as he adjusts to life in California while staying one step ahead of immigration officials seeking to prove his marriage is a sham. Meanwhile, his relationship with Mary's children, 14-year-old David, 10-year-old Laure, and 5-year-old Annie, deepens to a parental level, and Billy and Mary likewise find themselves drawing closer together, although the series was cancelled before this subplot could be carried out.

Series details

• Title: Billy
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1992-01-31
• Final broadcast date listed: 1992-05-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 35197
• IMDb ID: tt0103367
• TVDB ID: 73740

Cast and credited roles

• Billy Connolly — Billy MacGregor
• Marie Marshall — Mary Springer MacGregor
• Clara Bryant — Annie MacGregor
• Johnny Galecki — David MacGregor
• Natanya Ross — Laura MacGregor
• Mary Gross — Phoebe Trillman

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1992-01-31; final listed air date 1992-05-30; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Billy on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.