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The Boy from Space

1971–2014 · 1 season

A gentle, slightly eerie children's adventure with a creeping sense of menace from its faceless pursuer.

Genres
Action & adventure, Kids, Sci-fi & fantasy
Overview
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.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Friendship, survival, isolation
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    family
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror3
    Humour2
    Realism3
    Romance0
    Tension6
    Darkness4
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight4

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    action & adventure, kids, sci-fi & fantasy
    Created by
    Richard Carpenter
    Written by
    Richard Carpenter
    Starring
    Sylvestra Le Touzel, Stephen Garlick, Anthony Woodruff, Colin Mayes, John Woodnutt, Loftus Burton, Gabriel Woolf, Charles Collingwood
    Music
    Paddy Kingsland
    Length
    1 seasons, 11 episodes
    Network
    BBC One
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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