WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM (TV)

Summary

This drama by Dennis Potter is one of several that explore the psychology of a disturbed adolescence. Willy (Bennett) escapes from the dreariness of his working-class existence in an industrial town by fantasizing that he is the cowboy Shane. Potter juxtaposes the harsh realities of parents and school with clips of old American westerns that suggest Willy's private world of heroics, a world that ultimately betrays him.

(This program aired as part of "The Wednesday Play" series.)

Details

• NETWORK: BBC (United Kingdom)
• DATE: November 2, 1966
• RUNNING TIME: 1:12:09
• COLOR/B&W: B&W
• CATALOG ID: T:23458
• GENRE: Drama
• SUBJECT HEADING: Drama; International Collection - United Kingdom
• SERIES RUN: BBC (United Kingdom) - TV, 1966
• COMMERCIALS: N/A

CREDITS

• Lionel Harris … Producer
• Gareth Davies … Director
• Dennis Potter … Writer
• Jack Wells … Announcer
• Hywel Bennett … Cast, Willy
• Meg Jenkins … Cast, Mrs. Turner
• Aubrey Richards … Cast, Grandad
• Glyn Houston … Cast, Mr. Jenkins
• Richard Davies … Cast, Mr. Black
• Denise Buckley … Cast, Susan
• Rhiann John … Cast, Carol
• David Morrell … Cast, Willy's Father
• Dilys Davies … Cast, Schoolteacher
• Brinley Jenkins … Cast, Police Superintendent
• Ieuan Rhys Williams … Cast, Police Inspector
• Kate Jones … Cast, Woman in Cinema
• Emrys Cleaver … Cast, Man in Cinema
• Hubert Hughson … Cast, Cinema Manager
• Ronnie Williams … Cast, Newsreader
• D.C. Mills Davies … Cast, Policeman
• Dillwyn Owen … Cast, Policeman
• Harry Oatten … Cast, Policeman