Runaway (TV serial)

Runaway
Created by	Paul Wilmshurst
Directed by	Paul Wilmshurst
Starring	William Miller Saffron Coomber Kierston Wareing Adrian Bower Jack Scanlon Haydon Downing
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	3
Production
Executive producer(s)	Jon East
Running time	28 minutes
Release
Original network	CBBC (BBC)
Original release	19 March – 29 March 2009

Runaway is the story of a young boy who takes to the streets to get away from the torment he suffers at school and daily problems at home. Life at home is rife with daily doses of scoldings from his half-drunk mother, and his two younger brothers Dean and Jack pay him scant attention until noticing he is missing. On his journey, Sean meets a girl named Molly who takes him to a crumbling mill where her family lives. The series follows the police search for Sean, and how his disappearance affects his family.

Runaways was part of a short season on CBBC about children and homelessness, along with a 5-part documentary "Sofa Surfers". The program was first shown as three separated half-hour episodes in March 2009, and later as an 82-minute film.

Sean, due to bullying at school and problems at home, flees to the streets around 11 pm.

Sean and Molly, a runaway girl, shoplift sweets to survive. Sean's mother is devastated.

Sean and Molly befriend an old man who offers them a lift in his boat,to find Molly's house, but the mood turns hostile when Molly insults him.

Guest Stars: Josie D'Arby as TV Interviewer

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