Skiboy is a British action TV-Series produced and created by Derrick Sherwin and Charles de Jaeger.[2] During the 1960s and 70s, ITC Entertainment was responsible for producing ITV's numerous television Series with plots concerning fantasy, science-fiction, and especially action.[3] As for finding a location to film, Charles de Jaeger proposed to Sherwin that the ideal place would be in one of the most traditional villages of the Val d'Anniviers, in Saint-Luc.His parents are owner of a hotel in his alpine hometown, and his brother, Jean, is part of the mountain rescue team.He is mostly followed by his girlfriend, Sadie (played by Margot Alexis), that also enjoys skiing, and his faithful dog, Gruff.In the series, he is regarded as being the main character, which he is called Skiboy, and comes to the rescue in dangerous situations with his amazing skiing skills.Jean is Bobbie's older brother and is part of the mountain rescue team of Saint-Luc and is sometimes on duty at the hotel restaurant.In the episode Buried Menace, he relays by radio, instructions on how to de-fuse a recently discovered bomb to Bobbie from an arms expert.[14] Jane and Jean are approached by two men who want to be taken up Monk's Fall, a mountain close to Saint-Luc, but are declined by the two people.Bobbie accepts to guide them, but he discovers that the two bandits did not follow their promise...[15] Two villagers are accusing each other of being the theft of an old stolen item.[17] A famous female climber, Francoise Debra, just has accepted to climb Saint-Luc's highest peak by one of her friends, Phillip.Then he discovers another hardbreaking truth, one that says that Sadie's mother is usingthe newcomer to lure the girl out of Bobbie's family-friend relation.
Bobbie and Sadie are seen in the village of
Saint-Luc
many times throughout the series.