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"American Playhouse" The Prodigious Hickey (1987)
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Outstanding piece of drama from a young cast moreCast
(Episode Complete credited cast) | Zach Galligan | ... | William 'Hickey' Hicks |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Damir Andrei | ... | Al |
 | Stephen Baldwin | ... | Gutter Pup |
| Leslie Carlson | ... | Conover |
| Hans Engel | ... | Hungry Smeed |
 | Dave Foley | ... | Welsh Rabbit / Old Ironsides / Smith |
| Paul Haddad | ... | The Triumphant Egghead |
| Josh Hamilton | ... | Lovely Mead |
| Patricia Hamilton | ... | Mrs. Conover |
 | Edward Herrmann | ... | Headmaster |
 | Robert Joy | ... | Tapping |
| Keith Knight | ... | Mr. 'Elder Brother' Baldwin |
| Kevin Lund | ... | Tuckey Reiter |
| George Merner | ... | Dr. Jackson |
| David Orth | ... | The Uncooked Beefsteak |
 | Cynthia Preston | ... | Sally (as Cyndy Preston) |
 | Jeremy Ratchford | ... | Charley De Soto |
 | Nicholas Rowe | ... | Tennessee Shad |
| Albert Schultz | ... | Doc Macnooder |
| Tony Van Bridge | ... | The Roman |
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It blew me away. It reminded me so much of Stalky and Co. I've been hunting down the book for years.
There is a lovely depth to the characters, that their often shallow exteriors conceal from first glance. Hickey's organisation is superb and when it fails, like Doc's experiments, it fails spectacularly. The masters are cunning, but unable to read between the lines, even when handed the evidence. Perhaps, it lacks some of the poignancy of Stalky, but it retains the levity of an Enid Blyton tale while making sure you know that these lads will be a force to be reckoned with in later life.
All round good laugh.
T.