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Beautiful Boy

Based on the bestselling pair of memoirs from father and son David and Nic Sheff, Beautiful Boy chronicles the experience of survival, relapse and recovery in a family coping with addiction over many years.

1 hour, 51 minutes

Last on

Sun 30 Jul 202321:10
BBC Three

Music Played

  • Mogwai

    Helicon 2

  • David Bowie

    Sound And Vision

  • Nirvana

    Territorial Pissings

  • David Bowie

    Sound And Vision

  • Sigur Rós

    Svefn-g-englar

  • John Coltrane

    Goldsboro Express

  • Neil Young

    Heart Of Gold

  • Nick Perito, The Ray Charles Singers, Perry Como

    Sunrise, Sunset (From The Broadway Musical, "Fiddler On The Roof")

  • Dawn Upshaw, London Sinfonietta, Zinman

    Symphony No 3 (2Nd Movt)

  • Colin Stetson

    Gorecki: Symphony No 3, Sorrow II, Lento E Largo - Tranquillissimo

Credits

David SheffSteve Carell
Nic SheffTimothée Chalamet
Nic (aged 12)Jack Dylan Grazer
Karen BarbourMaura Tierney
LaurenKaitlyn Dever
RoseLisaGay Hamilton
Dr BrownTimothy Hutton
SpencerAndre Royo
VickiAmy Ryan
DianeAmy Forsyth
DirectorFelix van Groeningen
WriterLuke Davies
WriterFelix van Groeningen
WriterDavid Sheff
WriterNic Sheff

Broadcasts

  • Sat 30 Jan 202122:00
    BBC Two
  • Fri 6 May 202223:45
    BBC One except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD
  • Fri 13 Jan 202323:30
    BBC One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Scotland & Scotland HD
  • Sat 14 Jan 202300:00
    BBC One Scotland & Scotland HD only
  • Wed 18 Jan 202321:15
    BBC Three
  • Wed 29 Mar 202321:00
    BBC Three
  • Sun 2 Apr 202322:45
    BBC Three
  • Sun 28 May 202300:45
    BBC One except Scotland & Scotland HD
  • Sun 28 May 202301:20
    BBC One Scotland HD & Scotland only
  • Wed 26 Jul 202321:45
    BBC Three
  • Sun 30 Jul 202321:10
    BBC Three