Alfonso Bonzo

TV Series
1990–

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Billy Webb is a young boy who likes to swap things with his school mates. He meets Alfonso Bonzo, an "Italian exchange student" who also has a talent for swapping things (thus his self-descr... Read allBilly Webb is a young boy who likes to swap things with his school mates. He meets Alfonso Bonzo, an "Italian exchange student" who also has a talent for swapping things (thus his self-description: he is an Italian student who exchanges things). Alfonso offers Billy a variety of ... Read allBilly Webb is a young boy who likes to swap things with his school mates. He meets Alfonso Bonzo, an "Italian exchange student" who also has a talent for swapping things (thus his self-description: he is an Italian student who exchanges things). Alfonso offers Billy a variety of temporary swaps to demonstrate his abilities: Billy's boring old dog for a greyhound that ... Read all

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Episodes6

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Scott Riley

Billy Webb

Alex Jennings

Alfonso Bonzo

Mike Walling

Trevor Trotman

Susan Porrett

Mrs. Webb

Fleur Taylor

Linda Webb

Brian Hall

Mr. Webb

Lisa O'Connell

June Barnacle

Bina Masad

Pritti Shah

Raymond Butcher

Nigel Creamer

Gil Brailey

Mrs. Peasgood

Rory McNicholl

Scott Barnacle

Phyllis Osie

Annette Osoba

Dwaine Foster

Darnell Masuda

Bryan Pringle

Mr. Hardwood

Damian Williams

Ginger Gahagan

Glenn Lee

Damon Bullwinkel

Graeme Hawley

Wayne Ratkin

Colin Fay

Thunderbolt Thorpe

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Alfonso's last gift to Billy is a TV set which can allow him to step inside what he's watching. When Billy, perturbed by what then happens, asks where the set is, Alfonso replies "Why, Billy Webb, this is the set, nor are we out of it." This echoes Christopher Marlowe's "Doctor Faustus": Faustus asks Mephostophilis how he has escaped from Hell, and the spirit replies, "Why, this is Hell, nor am I out of it". Like Mephostophilis, Alfonso has the power to grant wishes and his true nature only gradually becomes obvious.

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Followed by Billy Webb's Amazing Story (1991)

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10/10

Loved it!

This was a great show. I remember watching this on CBBC after school. The actor Mike Walling (now in Coronation St as Roy Cropper's nerdy friend) was in it and I think he played Billy Webb's father. He was in hospital with his leg in plaster and would be sat alongside a different person each episode. He would be telling the other person the adventures of Billy Webb and Alfonso Bonzo and we would see the action as told through his story. At the end of each episode, the 'other' would always ask a question "but what happened to the ...?", for example, and the reply would always be " I WAS JUST COMING TO THAT" and in that moment it would end, a cliff-hanger for the next episode. Mystical, magical, unusual and captivating, not to mention boasting a brilliant theme tune (available online). This should be repeated.