One Summer: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

One Summer follows two boys from Liverpool - Billy and Icky. They are in trouble with the law, haven't been to school in months, and have made enemies within the local gangs. Billy comes from a dysfunctional broken family - with a depressed gambling addicted mother, and a sister who hates him. Icky comes from a family of 10 children - his mother would never miss him. One day Billy decides to try to recapture the one happy moment in his life - a school camping trip to Wales. The two boys escape with the stolen bingo winnings of Billy's mother, and make their way by train to the countryside. There they find Kidder - a reclusive drop out school teacher, who against his better judgement takes the boys into his home. The emotional bond that forms between the three is at the heart of One Summer.

Series details

• Title: One Summer
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1983-08-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 1983-09-04
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Channel 4
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 31061
• IMDb ID: tt0252156
• TVDB ID: 91641

Cast and credited roles

• David Morrissey — Billy Rizley
• Spencer Leigh — Icky Higson

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1983-08-07; final listed air date 1983-09-04; episode order: 5.

Source and licence

Adapted from One Summer 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.