Buddy (1982) is a novel written by Nigel Hinton.The main characters are Buddy Clark, his mother Carol Clark, his father Terry Clark and Julian and Charmian Rybeero.The story deals with issues such as racism, thieving and child neglect. The book was made into a television series starring Roger Daltrey as Buddy's father Terry in 1986. It was the first installment in the Buddy trilogy and is followed by Buddy's Song (1987) which became a film (starring Chesney Hawkes and Roger Daltrey) in 1991 and Buddy's Blues (1995).