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Limited series · RTÉ One

The Boy That Never Was

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20241 season · 4 episodes~51 min per episodeLimited series — complete
Drama
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Who's in it

Cast

The principal ensemble across the run of the series.

Colin Morgan

Colin Morgan

Harry Lonergan

4 eps

Toni O'Rourke

Toni O'Rourke

Robin Lonergan

4 eps

Kerr Logan

Kerr Logan

Oliver

4 eps

Elva Trill

Elva Trill

1 eps

Cillian O'Sullivan

Cillian O'Sullivan

Dave Garrick

3 eps

Soumaya Akaaboune

Soumaya Akaaboune

3 eps

Roaa Idali

3 eps

Fatima ezzahra El Jaouhari

Fatima ezzahra El Jaouhari

3 eps

Brahim Ait Ben Azzouz

Brahim Ait Ben Azzouz

1 eps

Amina Saaden

1 eps

Ruby Quinn

1 eps

Ailbhe Kinch

1 eps

Simon Callow

Simon Callow

Cozimo

4 eps

Kelly Campbell

Kelly Campbell

Eva Doyle

4 eps

Mansour Badri

Mansour Badri

Fadoul Kadiri

4 eps

Emily O'Neill

Dillon

4 eps

John O'Neill

4 eps

Nasser Akabab

Nasser Akabab

Driss

2 eps

Aizam Razouali

Zensa

2 eps

Faical El Kihel

Faical El Kihel

Karim

1 eps

Mehdi Pyro

1 eps

Carl Shaaban

Carl Shaaban

Dennis

1 eps

Milka Ahlroth

Milka Ahlroth

1 eps

Mohammad Amiri

1 eps

Hamza Saltani

1 eps

Natallia Bulynia

Natallia Bulynia

Markéta

1 eps

Molly McCann

Molly McCann

Eliška

1 eps

Stella Dayan

Felix

1 eps

Ger Mullen

1 eps

Touria Jadir

1 eps

Amir El Hakiky

1 eps

The story

What it's about

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.

The run

Seasons

1 season · 4 episodes.

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    Season 1 · Complete

    Season 1

    20244 episodes

    7.0IMDb

Behind the series

Created by

Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

The craft

Key Crew

Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.

Writing

Direction

Where to watch

Streaming

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