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The Boy from Mercury

Set in 1960s Dublin, a fatherless eight-year-old boy who feels alienated by his family, escapes his reality by deciding he's been sent from Mercury to study life on Earth. His fantasies mirror the life of his hero, Flash Gordon, from the serial he watches each week at the local cinema. His escapades result in dilemmas that drive his mother to such distraction that she turns to the boy's strange uncle for help.

Top Cast

  • Rita Tushingham

    Rita Tushingham

    May Cronin

  • Tom Courtenay

    Tom Courtenay

    Uncle Tony Cronin

  • Hugh O'Conor

    Hugh O'Conor

    Paul

  • James Hickey

    James Hickey

    Harry Cronin

  • Ian McElhinney

    Ian McElhinney

    Brother Dowdall

  • Kevin James

    Kevin James

    James "Mucker" Maguire

  • Gerard Cannon

    Gerard Cannon

    Classroom Schoolboy

  • Johnny Ward

    Johnny Ward

    Classroom Schoolboy

  • Joanne Gerrard

    Joanne Gerrard

    Sarah

Overview

Set in 1960s Dublin, a fatherless eight-year-old boy who feels alienated by his family, escapes his reality by deciding he's been sent from Mercury to study life on Earth. His fantasies mirror the life of his hero, Flash Gordon, from the serial he watches each week at the local cinema. His escapades result in dilemmas that drive his mother to such distraction that she turns to the boy's strange uncle for help.

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