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6.52 votes198125mEndedAction & AdventureFamilyDrama

Synopsis

Teenage Billy Stanyon faces 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 biological parents that takes him across Europe.

Episodes

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1. Part 1Now viewing1981-01-0425mSix months before his 18th birthday, Billy Stanyon's mother and father die in a sailing accident. They leave him a flute, some letters, and the knowledge that they were not his biological parents.
2. Part 21981-01-1125mBilly visits his birth mother's old house in London, where he encounters fugitives from an anti-apartheid demonstration.
3. Part 31981-01-1825mBilly meets the mysterious Vincent Whitaker, who accompanies him to Munich where an ex-client of Whitaker's takes them to Lake Chiemsee. Frau Gruber tells Billy his mother was killed whilst crossing the Hungarian border, along with her own son. But is she telling the truth?
4. Part 41981-01-2525mNow in his final term, Billy learns his birth father, Jerry Toff, defected to Britain in 1955 and married, then later divorced, a glass heiress. Along with his best mate Spike and other classmates, he has a run-in with a local motorcycle gang.
5. Part 51981-02-0425mAn unannounced visit to his father's ex-wife Charlotte in Scotland reveals that Billy has an older half-sister named Pamela. He learns little other than that his father and Charlotte met when he worked as a stable lad on her father's estate.
6. Part 61981-02-0825mBilly seeks help to pursue his goal of becoming a professional flautist. Meanwhile, a runaway family take refuge in his seaside cottage.
7. Part 71981-02-1125mBilly visits France where he learns more about his parents and helps his hosts' son fulfill a family tradition.
8. Part 81981-02-1525mSpike arrives unexpectedly. Billy offers to put him up for the night, causing friction between him and Mr Whitaker.
9. Part 91981-02-1825mFrau Gruber sends Billy his father's ring, prompting him to return to Lake Chemsee for answers. However, she will only tell him that the search for his natural father only spells peril.
10. Part 101981-02-2225mBilly befriends a teenage runaway who stays the night with him at his seaside cottage. Meanwhile, Mr Whitaker receives an unexpected home visit from Miss Price.
11. Part 111981-02-2525mAn unannounced visit by Mrs Dalgleish, originally from Hungary but now the colourful and wealthy widow of a financial tycoon, affords a few more details about Billy's birth parents.
12. Part 121981-03-0125m
13. Part 131981-03-0425mIn Salzburg to audition for a music scholarship, Billy finds himself followed by Hilda Gruber. Instructed to kill him, she chooses instead to tell him that it was his father who died fleeing Hungary, not Karl Gruber.

Cast

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Benedict Taylor
Billy Stanyon
Paul Rogers
Vincent Whitaker

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How many seasons does Barriers have?

Barriers has 2 seasons and 20 episodes.

When did Barriers first air?

Barriers first aired in 1981.

Is Barriers still running?

Barriers's status on TMDB is: Ended.

What genre is Barriers?

Barriers is classified as Action & Adventure, Family, Drama.