The Boy from Space (1971)

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 1971-09-21

Last Air Date: 2014-08-25

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 11

Created By: Richard Carpenter

Networks: BBC One

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Top Cast

Sylvestra Le Touzel as Helen
Stephen Garlick as Dan
Anthony Woodruff as Mr Bunting
Colin Mayes as Peep-peep
John Woodnutt as The Thin Man
Loftus Burton as Tom
Gabriel Woolf as Peep-peep's father
Charles Collingwood as Wordy
Phil Cheney as Cosmo

Seasons

Season 1 (1971)

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

Episodes:

Ep. 1: The Meteorite (1971-09-21)

When brother and sister Dan and Helen build an observatory in their shed they see a mysterious object falling from the sky.
Ep. 2: The Spinning Compass (1971-09-28)

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: The Man in the Sandpit (1971-10-05)

Dan and Helen encounter a strange thin man, and discover a boy called Peep-peep who speaks a bizarre alien language.
Ep. 4: !regnaD nI (1971-10-12)

Dan and Helen take Peep-peep to meet Mr Bunting at the observatory, where they try to understand his alien writing.
Ep. 5: The Hold-Up (1971-10-19)

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: Where Is Tom? (1971-10-26)

Mr Bunting and Peep-Peep are taken captive. Meanwhile, Dan and Helen make a break-through. But where has Tom gone?
Ep. 7: The Hunt for the Car (1971-11-02)

While Dan and Helen tell a confused Tom all about what's been going on, Mr Bunting and Peep-peep encounter trouble.
Ep. 8: The Lake (1971-11-09)

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: Captured! (1971-11-16)

When Tom and Helen are captured by the thin space man, it is up to Dan to set them free.
Ep. 10: In the Spaceship (1971-11-23)

Will Dan succeed in rescuing the others?
Ep. 11: Feature-Length Version (2014-08-25)

The entire story edited together

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