TV series

Billy Webb's Amazing Story

1991 · 1 season

A gentle, giggly children's comedy where everyday objects turn delightfully strange, told with a storyteller's warmth and a wink.

Overview: Billy Webb returns to recount strange happenings to journalist Trevor Trotman. Billy has been having trouble with certain items he acquires from a mystery man, including pancake mixture that gives his whole class hiccups, a flying bike, and a strange watch. Billy and Trevor soon discover the perpetrator is the same person, who appears every time Billy reads a certain book.
How it feels: Whimsical, light, warm and absurd. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Friendship, mystery, family, identity
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
mystery
family
identity
Places: school
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none