The Boy That Never Was

Synopsis

When Dillon’s father Harry races back to their tiny apartment to rescue his child, the apartment is in rubble and there is no sign of his son. Three years later, thousands of miles away in Dublin, Harry spots a six-year-old boy in a crowd and is convinced he is Dillon. Desperate to find his son, Harry’s obsession tears apart his marriage to Robin, exposing shameful secrets that lead to the truth of what happened to their son on the night he went missing.

First Air Date: 2024-09-01

Last Air Date: 2024-09-22

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 4

Created By: Karen Perry

Networks: RTÉ One

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Top Cast

Colin Morgan as Harry Lonergan
Toni O'Rourke as Robin Lonergan
Kerr Logan as Oliver
Simon Callow as Cozimo
Kelly Campbell as Eva Doyle
Mansour Badri as Fadoul Kadiri
Emily O'Neill as Dillon
John O'Neill as N/A
Cillian O'Sullivan as Dave Garrick
Soumaya Akaaboune as N/A

Seasons

Season 1 (2024)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Episode 1 (2024-09-01)

After their son is presumed dead in a Moroccan earthquake, a couple's world is turned upside down when they spot a boy in Dublin, leading them on a desperate search for the truth.
Ep. 2: Episode 2 (2024-09-08)

Robin’s behaviour grows more mysterious when she begins to surreptitiously Google a woman called Eva Doyle.
Ep. 3: Episode 3 (2024-09-15)

Forced to put their own troubles to one side, Robin and Harry look to a local policeman for help tracking down Ollie.
Ep. 4: Episode 4 (2024-09-22)

Throwing Robin off the trail, Harry convinces her that he now knows she was right, seeing Dillon was all in his head.