Desperados (TV series) facts for kids
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| Created by | Paul Smith |
| Starring | Ade Adepitan David Proud |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
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| Producer(s) | Ewan Marshall |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
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| Original network | CBBC, BBC One |
| Original release | 31 January – 30 March 2007 |
Desperados is a British children's drama series, created and written for CBBC by Paul Smith in 2007, which depicts a wheelchair basketball team. The focus is on the journey of former footballer Charlie who, following a disabling accident on the pitch caused by his friend and team-mate Aidan, finds new meaning and purpose in his life when he joins a team called the Desperados.
Team coach Baggy Awolowo is searching for new players for a junior wheelchair basketball team. He says "You might think this is a basketball team. You're wrong, it's a way of life". Baggy later invites Aidan to joins the Desperados as their only non-disabled player, having been impressed by Aidan's shooting a perfect basket in the gym one day after practice.
There is plenty of drama off the basketball court as well as on it – involving such things as the players' different and sometimes turbulent home lives.
The series was originally broadcast on the CBBC Channel on Wednesdays at 5.30pm. It was shown daily on BBC One from 14 August 2007 at 4.05pm.
BBC Director-General Mark Thompson has stated that Desperados was "hugely important" for the corporation.
Cast
- Baggy – Ade Adepitan
- Adam – Ben Warren
- Charlie – David Proud
- Kyle – Reece Pantry
- Gabby – Laurie Williams
- Aidan – Cole Edwards
- Shelly – Zoe Giannasi
- Vicky – Sarah Kelly
- Sam – Richard Sargent
