''Billy Webb's Amazing Story'' is a 1991

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series by Steve Attridge, continuing the story of Billy Webb, a character in the book the series was based on, ''

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'' by Andrew Davies.

Plot

Each episode begins with Billy recounting the strange happenings he has enountered to journalist Trevor Trotman. Billy has been having trouble with certain items he acquires from strange people, including pancake mixture that gives his whole class hiccups, a bike which flies, and a strange watch. Billy and Trevor soon discover the man is the same person, who appears every time he reads a certain book. They eventually find out how to stop him and, inevitably, get rid of him. The villain is played by a different actor in each episode.

Production

The series was written by Steve Attridge, who later wrote ''

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'' with Andrew Davies, and who then went on to write many television series including ''

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'', as well as the film '' Guy X''.

Ratings (CBBC Channel)

Sunday 10 March 2002- 50,000

References

External links

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