Silas was another series I watched in the mornings when the BBC shown it in about the late 1980's during the school holidays . This was often on just before before Gentle Ben, so watching these two shows was an ideal way to spend an hour.
Silas is about a boy who runs away from a circus and gets in all sorts of adventures and often landed himself in trouble.
This was a German series, and as a result, is dubbed. You can sometimes tell when the words of the English voice overs don't quite match the German speaking actors. That didn't spoil my enjoyment though.
Like Gentle Ben, it would be nice to see this series again.