Joey

Summary

NOVA takes viewers into the world of Joey Deacon, 54 years old and a spastic since birth. Joey has lived most of his life in institutions, unable to communicate with anyone until he met Ernie Roberts. The docudrama recreates Joey's story, with remarkable performances by two spastic actors portraying him as a boy and as a young man. Joey and Ernie themselves appear in the final sequences.

Guest stars

• Christopher Molesworth as Joey as a Boy
• John Prasher as Joey as a Young Man
• Joseph Deacon as Joey Today
• Tony Robinson as Younger Ernie
• Ernie Roberts as Ernie Today
• Anita Carey as Joey's Mother
• Mark Wing-Davey as Joey's Father