'The Beginning'

The Beginning is the first story in Volume 1 - as well as the full debut of The Adventures Of Billy Butterbread.

it served as an introduction to the series' central characters - William "Billy" Butterbread III, Jean Phelps, Ryan Thompson, PC Janet Worthing and Mister Snoutnose, as well as Dee Livery; a recurring supporting character - following the readers' introduction to Cheston Village beforehand.

It also introduced the series' major antagonist - "The Editor" - debuting in an unseen cameo role.

Premise
When an ambitious amateur detective becomes out of work, and faced with the threat of homelessness, he must learn to accept help from friends old and new in order to succeed.

Contents

 * Chapter One: The Expert
 * Chapter Two: "Whatever Next?"
 * Chapter Three: New Friends For Billy
 * Chapter Four: "Don't Turn Down a Drink Once You're Offered One"
 * Chapter Five: Fitting the Bills
 * Chapter Six: When Billy Met Jean
 * Chapter Seven: Billy's Food-Sense is Tingling
 * Chapter Eight: The Job Offer
 * Chapter Nine: The Londoners' Day Out
 * Chapter Ten: 'FoodChat!'
 * Chapter Eleven: Case in Point
 * Chapter Twelve: Keys to Salvation
 * Chapter Thirteen: The Plan
 * Chapter Fourteen: Billy Saves the Day
 * Chapter Fifteen: The Adventure Begins

Characters

 * Billy Butterbread
 * Jean Phelps
 * Ryan Thompson
 * Mister Snoutnose
 * PC Janet Worthing
 * Ed Case
 * Martin Matthews
 * Charlie Johnson
 * Dee Livery
 * Keith Bennett
 * Mister Slackworth
 * "The Editor" (cameo; unseen)

Trivia

 * As of July 2018, this is the only story not to feature hand-drawn pictures for any chapter.
 * This story is the longest to-date - having Fifteen Chapters in total - as well as being distributed over the longest course out of any story (six weeks in total).