Series synopsis
Nature Boy is a British drama television series that premiered on BBC Two on February 14, 2000. It ended on March 6, 2000. It was created by Bryan Elsley. It stars Lee Ingleby, Bill Fellows, James Armstrong and Adam Davidson.
David Witton is a sullen teenager who feels more at ease with animals than with people. Following the death of his sister, David embarks on a search for the father who deserted him when he was a child.
Premise
David Witton is a sullen teenager who feels more at ease with animals than with people. Following the death of his sister, David embarks on a search for the father who deserted him when he was a child.
Premise: A Kes for the 21st century
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Lee Ingleby as David Witton
- Bill Fellows as Ken Davis
- James Armstrong as Deck
- Adam Davidson as Mel
- Grace Harrison as Shelley
- Hannah Winlow as Tracey
- Paul McGann as Steve Witton
Guest cast
- Joanne Froggatt as Jenny
- John Harkins as Billy
- Sean Mackie as Young David
- Moya Brady as Anna Witton
- Jack McBride as Graeme Connor
- Sheila Tait as Jenny's Mother
- Mark Benton as Fred
- Ruth McCabe as Penny
- Connor Whitehead as Robbie
- Lauren Whitehead as Alice
- Ewan Stewart as Len
- Tina Malone as Jane
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 4 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 4 | February 14, 2000 | March 6, 2000 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Part 1 Teenage David Witton lives in foster care following his father's departure from home when he was small and his mother's breakdown, and attends a rowdy remedial class. He is happiest communing with nature, nude swimming, and birdwatching with his only friend, fellow loner Fred. Though he impresses his teacher with his knowledge of nature, a school trip to a nature reserve ends in disaster when David has to kill an injured deer. Following the death of his precocious foster sister and the burning down of Fred's hut by a mob who learn that he is an ex-paedophile, David sets free his abusive foster father's captive birds and sets off in search of his real father. |
February 14, 2000 |
| 2 |
Part 2 David lives off the land, adopting an injured fox as a pet and sleeping in a shed. He meets Miles, the withdrawn, mute son of unhappily married Tom and Martha, and encourages Miles to speak. A grateful Martha goes to bed with David but they're discovered by Tom. David moves on, having met Jenny, a librarian part of a protest group against Blexco, the factory where Martha works and who gives him an address to help find his father. |
February 21, 2000 |
| 3 |
Part 3 David re encounters Jenny, now a fervent member of a protest camp occupying woods to prevent them being cleared to accommodate an airport runway. He asks her to accompany him on his search but she's determined to stay and fight. Initially uninvolved - and bonding with Ted, the under-sheriff trying to clear the camp peacefully, through a love of fishing - David is caught up in a brawl with invading security guards and, after realising Ted lied to him about the eviction date, joins the protesters in an underground tunnel. |
February 28, 2000 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BBC Two |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 14, 2000 |
| Last aired | March 6, 2000 |
| Runtime | 55 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 21:00:00 |