Shadow on the Earth
8.3
On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin is hurtling through space. Down below, 7-year-old Billy Wilson keeps watching the skies, itching for an encounter with an alien being. When he discovers a mysterious stranger in a house nearby, events take a sinister turn. -GusF
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Cast
22 people
Sam Hickman
Billy Wilson
Billy Hartman
Jim Wilson
Known for
Emmerdale
Highlander
Billy McElhaney
Eddie Brogan
Known for
Comfort and Joy
The Winter Guest
Gerry Slevin
Grandad Wilson
Also in
Chariots of Fire
Garnock Way
Sheila Grier
Bunty Wilson
Known for
Dept. Q
The Last Bus
Andrew Dallmeyer
Mr. Morris
Known for
Stonehearst Asylum
Kate Sandison
Alice Johnson
Known for
Dinosaur Hotel
Medusa
Dale Martin
Sammy Brogan
Andrew Barr
Flint
Also in
Silent Scream
The Debt Collector
Craig Smith
Alex Wilson
Steven McNicoll
Derek Brogan
Known for
Lockerbie: A Search for Truth
Good Omens
Bridget McCann
Mrs Stone
Also in
Outlander
Sunset Song
Chris Bernard Director · David Kane Writer Bill Wright Editor
First release March 13, 1988 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
BBC
Production
United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · March 13, 1988
TV · Screen on Two presentation
No release date listed for United States.
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