Breaking Away is a short-lived television series that was based on the film of the same name

Breaking Away

Breaking Away is a 1979 American film. A coming of age story, it follows a group of four male teenagers in Bloomington, Indiana, who have recently graduated from high school. It stars Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern , Jackie Earle Haley, Barbara Barrie and Paul Dooley...

. As a prequel, it was set during the year prior to the events of the film. Shaun Cassidy

Shaun Cassidy

Shaun Paul Cassidy is an American actor, singer, writer, and producer. He is the eldest son of Academy Award winning actress Shirley Jones, and the second son of Tony award-winning actor Jack Cassidy...

 took over the role of Dave Stohler, a young man mad about bicycle racing

Bicycle racing

Bicycle racing is a competition sport in which various types of bicycles are used. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, bike trials, and cycle speedway. Bicycle racing is recognised as an Olympic sport...

 and all things Italian (the Italians being a cycling power). Barbara Barrie

Barbara Barrie

Barbara Barrie is an American actress and author of children's books.-Personal life:Barrie was born as Barbara Ann Berman in Chicago, Illinois, of Jewish heritage, the daughter of Frances Rose and Louis Berman. She was raised in Corpus Christi, Texas. She graduated from University of Texas,...

, Jackie Earle Haley

Jackie Earle Haley

Jackie Earle Haley is an American film actor. Establishing himself from child actor to adult Academy Award-nominee, he is perhaps best known for his roles as Moocher in Breaking Away, Kelly Leak in The Bad News Bears, pedophile Ronnie McGorvey in Little Children, the vigilante Rorschach in...

 and John Ashton

John Ashton (actor)

John David Ashton is an American actor born in Springfield, Massachusetts, and graduate of the University of Southern California School of Theatre.John Ashton attended Enfield High School in Enfield, Connecticut....

 reprised their roles. The television series was set in Bloomington, Indiana, but was actually shot in Athens, Georgia.

Cast

• Shaun Cassidy
  Shaun Cassidy
  Shaun Paul Cassidy is an American actor, singer, writer, and producer. He is the eldest son of Academy Award winning actress Shirley Jones, and the second son of Tony award-winning actor Jack Cassidy...
  
   as Dave Stohler
• Tom Wiggin
  Tom Wiggin
  Tom Wiggin is an American actor, writer and entrepreneur.-Career:In a career that has spanned four decades, Wiggin has acted professionally on stage, TV and in films. He has also written for two soap operas and had one screenplay optioned...
  
   as Mike
• Thom Bray
  Thom Bray
  Thomas Edward "Thom" Bray is an American actor perhaps best known for his role as Murray "Boz" Bozinsky in the detective TV series Riptide....
  
   as Cyril
• Jackie Earle Haley
  Jackie Earle Haley
  Jackie Earle Haley is an American film actor. Establishing himself from child actor to adult Academy Award-nominee, he is perhaps best known for his roles as Moocher in Breaking Away, Kelly Leak in The Bad News Bears, pedophile Ronnie McGorvey in Little Children, the vigilante Rorschach in...
  
   as Moocher
• Barbara Barrie
  Barbara Barrie
  Barbara Barrie is an American actress and author of children's books.-Personal life:Barrie was born as Barbara Ann Berman in Chicago, Illinois, of Jewish heritage, the daughter of Frances Rose and Louis Berman. She was raised in Corpus Christi, Texas. She graduated from University of Texas,...
  
   as Evelyn Stohler, Dave's mother
• Vincent Gardenia
  Vincent Gardenia
  Vincent Gardenia was an Italian American stage, film, and television actor.-Early life:...
  
   as Raymond Stohler, Dave's father

Recurring:

• Dominique Dunne
  Dominique Dunne
  Dominique Ellen Dunne was an American actress.Dunne made appearances in several made for television movies, television series, and films, and played a supporting role as the oldest daughter, Dana Freeling, in the 1982 film Poltergeist...
  
   as Paulina Bornstein (episodes 2, 5, 6, & 8)
• Shelby Brammer as Nancy (episodes 1, 4, 5)
• Steve Doubet as Steve (episodes 2, 4)
• John Ashton
  John Ashton (actor)
  John David Ashton is an American actor born in Springfield, Massachusetts, and graduate of the University of Southern California School of Theatre.John Ashton attended Enfield High School in Enfield, Connecticut....
  
   as Roy, Mike's brother

Episodes

Episode summaries

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