Joey

Overview

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

Joey as a Boy

John Prasher

Joey as a Young Man

Joseph Deacon

Joey Today

Tony Robinson

Younger Ernie

Ernie Roberts

Ernie Today

Anita Carey

Joey's Mother

Mark Wing-Davey

Joey's Father