''King Cinder'' is a six-part British children's television serial made by the

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in 1977. It was first shown between 2 November and 7 December 1977 on

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. A gritty series, ''King Cinder'' by John Foster, pitches two teenagers, played by Peter Duncan (Kerry) a speedway bike rider and

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(Nicky) his girlfriend against a criminal gang running an extortion racket run by nasty Todd Edwards ( Michael Hawkins) and Hells Angel

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in a South Coast fictional seaside town called Barton. The series concludes with a climatic ending where Edwards driving a red

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chases a running Kerry through a quarry only to see Edwards crash over a cliff. The executive producer was

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Cast

*Kerry Hutson – Peter Duncan *Nikki –

*Todd Edwards – Michael Hawkins *Richard Hutson –

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*Trevor Hutson - Jeremy Arnold *Lacey –

References

External links

* 1977 British television series debuts 1970s British children's television series BBC children's television shows 1977 British television series endings British television series about teenagers {{BBC-children-tv-prog-stub