Dodger, Bonzo and the Rest
Dodger, Bonzo and the Rest was a television drama series which centered around the lives of Michael "Dodger" Dolan and his sister, Carol who were part of a large foster family in London. It was aired in the early evenings on the ITV channel's Children's ITV. There were two series of six episodes between 1985 and 1986 plus a Christmas Special which aired on 22 December 1986. The Christmas Special was the final episode of the series. It starred Lee Ross as Dodger, and Sophy McCallum as his sister Bonzo.
Episodes
The children move into a new house for the second & final series. Dodger takes Bonzo with her metal detector to find old coins to sell on in his latest scheme.
Stephen, the latest child to move into the home, takes a car for a joyride & accidentally hits Bonzo, putting her in hospital.
The children turn to busking in an attempt to make money to go on holiday, Dodger takes up escapology & Elaine deals with seeing her remorseful father.
Nikos is depressed and wishes to see his family in Greece, an expense the home can't afford. Meanwhile Bonzo raises money for starving children and a young woman Steph raised, Sharon visits the home with her newborn.
Influenced by a new friend, Dodger gets into computer game piracy in his latest scheme, Bonzo is unwittingly an accessory to his crime.
Nikos is getting ready to leave for Greece, Elaine has started a course to become a carer & Ronnie tries to help Dodger get on a mechanics course to keep him out of trouble in the summer holidays.
In the series finale, Steph & Bonzo have gone abroad for the winter holidays. Dodger gets a Christmas temp job at a department store, first as a wine packer, then promoted to being Santa's Gnome. He also befriends two homeless men. Liza wants to see her mother, meanwhile Elaine deals with Sharon trying to leave her abusive boyfriend.
