Sky Hunter (Look and Read)

Sky Hunter was a ten-part educational BBC Look and Read production, which was first aired on the BBC in 1978. It was re-worked in 1992 as Sky Hunter II, with the main cast providing the narration and educational sections.

Sky Hunter
Written by	Leonard Kingston
Starring	Geoffrey Bayldon Charles Collingwood Katie Hebb Jayne Tottman Lennox Greaves
Narrated by	Nigel Anthony
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of episodes	10
Production
Producer	Sue Weeks
Original release
Network	British Broadcasting Corporation
Release	1978 (1978)
Related
Sky Hunter II (1992)

Cast

• Nigel Anthony as Narrator
• Geoffrey Bayldon as Mr Charles Trim
• Jayne Tottman as Jackie Blake
• Luke Batchelor as Butch
• Donald Waugh as Trevor
• Emma Jean Richards as Sharon Blake
• Isobil Nisbet as 'Cat' Mary MacBride
• Mike Savage as Bert Badger
• Lennox Greaves as Tom Roberts (The Birdman)
• Charles Collingwood and Katie Hebb as Wordy
• Michael Maynard as Dave
• Mary Edwards as Puppeteer
• Derek Griffiths, Dave Royal, and Julie Stevens as singers

Crew

• Writers - Leonard Kingston, Jean Kenward and Michael Maynard
• Producers - Roger Tonge & Sue Weeks

Plot

Three children are on a canal boat holiday on the Regent's Canal in London. They spot a peregrine falcon and two daft crooks who are trying to nab it. It is up to the children to help stop the illegal theft and trading of birds in the area.

Episodes

1. Strangers on the Canal
2. For Sale
3. The Birdman
4. Are They Crooks?
5. The Welsh Telegram
6. Proof At Last
7. A Friend in Need
8. Where's Jackie?
9. Who Can Be Trusted?
10. Back to the Wild

Further reading

• Sky Hunter at Broadcast for Schools