Unavailable in any video format since its original broadcast outings this BFI DVD edition of the cult children's science fiction series will delight its many fans who will remember the unmistakable face of its central figure the alien boy Peep-Peep. Across ten episodes The Boy from Space follows a brother and sister Dan and Helen who encounter a young alien child who they name Peep-Peep. When Peep-Peep and his father are kidnapped by the terrifying Thin Space Man it is up to Dan and Helen to follow a trail of clues to find their new friend. Originally broadcast... (in black and white) in 1971 as part of the BBC's educational 'Look and Read' strand The Boy from Space was re-broadcast in 1980 in a revised version featuring the characters Wordy and Cosmo. This long-awaited DVD edition includes the 1980 broadcast version along with recordings from the original BBC Records spoken word vinyl release and a specially-prepared uninterrupted version of the original drama sequences. Episodes Comprise: The Meteorite The Spinning Compass The Man in the Sand-pit In Danger! The Hold-up Where is Tom? The Hunt for the Car The Lake Captured! In the Spaceship Features: Newly-created continuous drama presentation of the original 1971 narrative sequences Original spoken word recordings from the BBC Records vinyl release [show more]
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All ten episodes of the 1980 revised version of the 1970s cult classic science fiction series. The series follows brother and sister Dan and Helen (Stephen Garlick and Sylvestra Le Touzel) who find and make friends with an alien who they call Peep-Peep (Colin Mayes). The episodes are: 'The Meteorite', 'The Spinning Compass', 'The Man in the Sandpit', 'In Danger!', 'The Hold-Up', 'Where Is Tom?', 'The Hunt for the Car', 'The Lake', 'Captured!' and 'In the Spaceship'.
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