Runaway is the story of a young boy, who takes to the streets to get away from the torment he suffers at school and daily problems at home. Life at home is rife with daily doses of scoldings from his half-drunk mother, and his two younger brothers Dean and Jack pay him scant attention until noticing he is missing. On his journey, Sean meets a girl named Molly, who takes him to a crumbling mill where her family lives. The series follows the police search for Sean, and how his disappearance affects his family.[1]

Runaway
Created byPaul Wilmshurst
Directed byPaul Wilmshurst
StarringWilliam Miller
Saffron Coomber
Kierston Wareing
Adrian Bower
Jack Scanlon
Haydon Downing
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes3
Production
Executive producerJon East
Running time28 minutes
Original release
NetworkCBBC (BBC)
Release19 March (2009-03-19) –
29 March 2009 (2009-03-29)

Runaways was part of a short season on CBBC about children and homelessness, along with a 5-part documentary "Sofa Surfers".[2][3] The program was first shown as three separated half-hour episodes in March 2009, and later as an 82-minute film.[4]

Cast

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Character Actor Episode(s) Biography
Sean Davies William Miller 1–3 Central character of the series.
Molly Saffron Coomber 1–3 Second central character
Kelly Davies Kierston Wareing 1–3 Sean's mother
Gary Adrian Bower 1–3 Kelly's boyfriend
Dean Davies Jack Scanlon 1–3 One of Sean's younger brothers
Jack Davies Haydon Downing 1–3 Sean's other younger brother
PC Brinkley Manjinder Virk 2 Policeman who helps Kelly find her son
Edward Michael Culkin
Caseworker George Anton Caseworker
Bully Alfie Brown-Sykes 1–3 Classmate who threatens and torments Sean
Teenager in Park Joe Siffleet 2 Boy in park
Farmer Howard Coggins Farmer
TV Interviewer Josie D'Arby 3
Shopkeeper Indira Joshi 2 A woman with bad eyesight
Sam Sean Kelly

Episodes

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Ep# Title Original Air Date
1"Episode 1"19 March 2009 (2009-03-19)

Sean, due to bullying at school and problems at home, flees to the streets around 11 pm.

Guest Stars: Tara Keatley as Teacher, Ashley Rolfe as Goth 1 and Kyle Summercorn as Goth 2.
2"Episode 2"26 March 2009 (2009-03-26)

Sean and Molly, a runaway girl, shoplift sweets to survive. Sean's mother is devastated.

Guest Star: Gary Carr as Surveillance Clerk
3"Episode 3"29 March 2009 (2009-03-29)

Sean and Molly befriend an old man who offers them a lift in his boat,to find Molly's house, but the mood turns hostile when Molly insults him.

Guest Stars: Josie D'Arby as TV Interviewer

Note: This is the last episode

References

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  1. ^ What's On – Runaway Digiguide.com, 19 March 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
  2. ^ Network TV BBC Week 11 BBC One, 9 March 2009
  3. ^ Winter/Spring 2009 Children's Programmes N-Z CBBC 25 November 2008.
  4. ^ Runaway Broadcast in 2009 BBC/CBBC.
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