

The Boy from Space
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 minWhen 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 minWhen 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 minDan 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 minDan 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 minWhen 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 minMr 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 minWhile 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 minDan, 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 minWhen 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 minWill Dan succeed in rescuing the others?
- Ep 11
11.Feature-Length Version
25-08-20141h 9mThe entire story edited together
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