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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

The tale of an unlikely friendship between Bruno (Asa Butterfield), the son of a Nazi commandant, and Shmuel (Jack Scanlon), a Jewish boy held captive in a concentration camp.

The tale of an unlikely friendship between Bruno, the son of a Nazi commandant, and Shmuel, a Jewish boy held captive in a concentration camp. Though the two are separated physically by a barbed-wire fence, their friendship grows and their lives become inescapably intertwined.

Based on the best-selling book by John Boyne.

1 hour, 28 minutes

Last on

Wed 8 Mar 202323:20
BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD

Music Played

  • Grady Martin, Ray Price

    Danny Boy

Credits

BrunoAsa Butterfield
ShmuelJack Scanlon
FatherDavid Thewlis
ElsaVera Farmiga
GretelAmber Beattie
GrandpaRichard Johnson
GrandmaSheila Hancock
PavelDavid Hayman
Lieutenant KotlerRupert Friend
MariaCara Horgan
LeonZac Mattoon O'Brien
MartinDomonkos Nemeth
KarlHenry Kingsmill
DirectorMark Herman
ProducerDavid Heyman
Executive ProducerChristine Langan
WriterMark Herman
AuthorJohn Boyne

Broadcasts

  • Tue 30 Aug 201121:00
    BBC HD & BBC Two
  • Fri 17 Aug 201221:00
    BBC HD & BBC Two
  • Thu 28 Feb 201321:00
    BBC Four
  • Thu 10 Apr 201421:00
    BBC Two
  • Mon 18 May 201523:20
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Scotland
  • Mon 18 May 201523:50
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Tue 19 May 201500:20
    BBC Two Northern Ireland
  • Wed 17 Feb 201622:00
    BBC Four
  • Mon 17 Apr 201722:00
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland
  • Mon 17 Apr 201722:30
    BBC Two Northern Ireland
  • Sun 27 Jan 201922:30
    BBC Two
  • Fri 26 Jul 201923:05
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Sun 26 Jan 202023:00
    BBC Two England & HD only
  • Sat 26 Sep 202023:30
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Scotland
  • Thu 28 Jan 202120:00
    BBC Four
  • Thu 27 Jan 202223:15
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Scotland
  • Fri 4 Nov 202223:35
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Wed 8 Mar 202323:20
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Scotland

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