The Boy from Space
The Boy from Space
TV ShowEnded

The Boy from Space

1971
1 season
11 episodes
Action & AdventureKidsSci-Fi & Fantasy

Young siblings Dan and Helen must protect their new friend, a strange blue alien boy they name Peep-Peep, from the terrifying evil alien known only as The Thin (Space) Man, who's after him.

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BBC The Boy from Space (1980) - The Thin Man | BFI DVD

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When brother and sister Dan and Helen build an observatory in their shed they see a mysterious object falling from the sky.

  • Ep 1

    1.The Meteorite

    21-09-197120 min

    When brother and sister Dan and Helen build an observatory in their shed they see a mysterious object falling from the sky.

  • Ep 2

    2.The Spinning Compass

    28-09-197120 min

    When Dan and Helen go in search of the object that fell from space, they find themselves coming face-to-face with danger.

  • Ep 3

    3.The Man in the Sandpit

    05-10-197120 min

    Dan and Helen encounter a strange thin man, and discover a boy called Peep-peep who speaks a bizarre alien language.

  • Ep 4

    4.!regnaD nI

    12-10-197120 min

    Dan and Helen take Peep-peep to meet Mr Bunting at the observatory, where they try to understand his alien writing.

  • Ep 5

    5.The Hold-Up

    19-10-197120 min

    When Peep-peep is taken ill, Mr Bunting drives him to the hospital in his car, but the country roads are full of danger...

  • Ep 6

    6.Where Is Tom?

    26-10-197120 min

    Mr Bunting and Peep-Peep are taken captive. Meanwhile, Dan and Helen make a break-through. But where has Tom gone?

  • Ep 7

    7.The Hunt for the Car

    02-11-197120 min

    While Dan and Helen tell a confused Tom all about what's been going on, Mr Bunting and Peep-peep encounter trouble.

  • Ep 8

    8.The Lake

    09-11-197120 min

    Dan, Helen and Tom set out to find Peep-peep and Mr Bunting, but their search takes them closer and closer to danger.

  • Ep 9

    9.Captured!

    16-11-197120 min

    When Tom and Helen are captured by the thin space man, it is up to Dan to set them free.

  • Ep 10

    10.In the Spaceship

    23-11-197120 min

    Will Dan succeed in rescuing the others?

  • Ep 11

    11.Feature-Length Version

    25-08-20141h 9m

    The entire story edited together

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