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{{Infobox television
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'''''Barriers''''' is a British children's television series, created and written by [[William Corlett]], and made by [[Tyne Tees Television]] for [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] between 1981 and 1982.
| runtime = 30 minutes
| creator = [[William Corlett]]
| producer = Margaret Bottomley
| starring = [[Benedict Taylor]]
| company = [[ITV Tyne Tees|Tyne Tees Television]]
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| network = [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]
| first_aired = {{start date|1981|1|4|df=yes}}
| last_aired = {{end date|1982|2|21|df=yes}}
| num_series = 2
| num_episodes = 20
}}


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'''''Barriers''''' is a British children's television series, created and written by [[William Corlett]], and made by [[ITV Tyne Tees|Tyne Tees Television]] for [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] between 1981 and 1982.
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The series starred [[Benedict Taylor]] as Billy Stanyon, a teenager facing up to the loss of his parents in a sailing accident only to discover that he was adopted. Billy then sets off on a journey to find his real parents that takes him across Europe. The series was filmed on location in Scotland, Germany and Austria.

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The series starred [[Benedict Taylor]] as Billy Stanyon, a teenager facing up to the loss of his parents in a sailing accident only to discover that he was adopted. Billy then sets off on a journey to find his real parents that takes him across Europe. The series was filmed on location in Scotland, Germany and Austria. An initial series of thirteen episodes in 1981 was followed by a further seven episodes in 1982.

==Cast==
===Main===
* [[Benedict Taylor]] as Billy Stanyon
* [[Paul Rogers (actor)|Paul Rogers]] as Vincent Whitaker
* [[Laurence Naismith]] as Dr. Ernest Jolland
* [[Patricia Lawrence]] as Miss. Price

===Recurring===
* [[Siân Phillips]] as Mrs. Dalgleish (Series 1-2)
* [[Brigitte Horney]] as Elsa Gruber (Series 1)
* [[Ursula Lingen]] as Hilde Gruber (Series 1)
* [[Robert Addie]] as Spike (Series 1)
* [[Siegfried Rauch]] as Kurt Gruber (Series 2)

===Guest===
Characters who have made a single-episode appearance:
* [[Jack McKenzie (actor)|Jack McKenzie]] as Sportsmaster (Series 1, Episode 1)
* [[Alyson Spiro]] as Mags (Series 1, Episode 2)
* [[Edward Hibbert]] as Harding (Series 1, Episode 4)
* [[Nicholas Courtney]] as Henri Beauvoir (Series 1, Episode 7)
* [[Natasha Parry]] as Giselle (Series 1, Episode 7)
* [[Walter Gotell]] as Karl Zuckmayer (Series 1, Episode 13)
* [[Suzanne Roquette]] as Secretary (Series 1, Episode 13)
* [[Carl Duering]] as Herr Greisinger (Series 2, Episode 1)
* [[Denise Welch]] as Janet Tompkinson (Series 2, Episode 4)
* [[Joan Hickson]] as Traffic Warden (Series 2, Episode 6)
* [[Michael Gough]] as Old Man (Series 2, Episode 6)


''Barriers'' lasted for two series and other notable cast members included [[Paul Rogers (actor)|Paul Rogers]], [[Laurence Naismith]], [[Siân Phillips]], [[Patricia Lawrence]], [[Nicholas Courtney]], [[Robert Addie]], Natalie Forbes and Ellie Nicol-Hilton.
==External links==
==External links==
*{{imdb title|id=0184252|title=Barriers}}
*{{IMDb title|id=0184252|title=Barriers}}


[[Category:1981 British television programme debuts]]
[[Category:1981 British television series debuts]]
[[Category:1982 British television programme endings]]
[[Category:1982 British television series endings]]
[[Category:ITV children's television programmes]]
[[Category:1980s British children's television series]]
[[Category:ITV children's television shows]]
[[Category:1980s British drama television series]]
[[Category:Television series by ITV Studios]]
[[Category:Television series by ITV Studios]]
[[Category:Television shows produced by Tyne Tees Television]]
[[Category:British English-language television shows]]

Latest revision as of 12:40, 20 August 2024

Barriers
Created byWilliam Corlett
StarringBenedict Taylor
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes20
Production
ProducerMargaret Bottomley
Running time30 minutes
Production companyTyne Tees Television
Original release
NetworkITV
Release4 January 1981 (1981-01-04) –
21 February 1982 (1982-02-21)

Barriers is a British children's television series, created and written by William Corlett, and made by Tyne Tees Television for ITV between 1981 and 1982.

The series starred Benedict Taylor as Billy Stanyon, a teenager facing up to the loss of his parents in a sailing accident only to discover that he was adopted. Billy then sets off on a journey to find his real parents that takes him across Europe. The series was filmed on location in Scotland, Germany and Austria. An initial series of thirteen episodes in 1981 was followed by a further seven episodes in 1982.

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