BUDDY (P/B)

BUDDY HAS A HOPELESS FATHER WHO IS AN AGEING ROCKER, INTERESTED ONLY IN ELVIS AND BIKES, AND LIVING ON THE FRINGES OF THE UNDER-WORLD. WHEN BUDDY'S MUM WALKS OUT, THE TWO MANAGE TO STRIKE UP SOME KIND OF RELATIONSHIP - UNTIL BUDDY REALIZES THAT HIS DAD IS INVOLVED IN SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS THAN HE SUSPECTED. A MOVING, TOTALLY CONVINCING ACCOUNT OF A BOY'S FALTERING RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS FATHER.