The Lost Boys is a 1978 docudrama mini-series produced by the BBC, written by Andrew Birkin, and directed by Rodney Bennett, about the relationship between Peter Pan creator J. M. Barrie and the Llewelyn Davies boys.
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Plot
The series begins at the time when Barrie met the oldest boys as small children in Kensington Gardens. It covers the period in which he became acquainted with Sylvia Llewelyn Davies and the rest of the family, the writing and production of the play Peter Pan, the illnesses and deaths of Arthur and Sylvia, Barrie's divorce, and the deaths of George and Michael as young adults. Unlike the 2004 feature film Finding Neverland, The Lost Boys adheres closely to the known facts and timeline of Barrie's and the Davies' lives, sometimes using surviving correspondence between the subjects as the basis for dialog.
Cast
- J. M. Barrie - Ian Holm
- Sylvia Llewelyn Davies - Ann Bell
- Arthur Llewelyn Davies - Tim Pigott-Smith.
- Mary Hodgson - Anna Cropper
- Mary Barrie - Maureen O'Brien
- Charles Frohman - William Hootkins
Each of the boys is portrayed by a series of young actors as the years pass within the story:
- George Llewelyn Davies - Barnaby Holm, Paul Holmes, Philip Kassler, Mark Benson, and Christopher Blake
- Jack Llewelyn Davies - Nicholas Borton, Guy Hewitt, David Wilson, and Osmund Bullock
- Peter Llewelyn Davies - Jean-Benoit Louveaux, Matthew Blakstad, Dominic Heath, and Tom Kelly
- Michael Llewelyn Davies - Sebastian Buss, Paul Spurrier, Charles Tatnall, and William Relton
- Nicholas Llewelyn Davies - Stephen Mathews, Jason Fathers, Matthew Ryan, and David Parfitt
Awards
- Won: 1979 BAFTA (Best Television Lighting, Sam Barclay)
- Nominated: 1979 BAFTA (Best Actor, Ian Holm)
- Nominated: 1979 BAFTA (Best Film Cameraman, Elmer Cossey)
- Nominated: 1979 BAFTA (Best VTR Editor, Charles Huff)
- Won: 1979 Royal Television Society (Best Design, Barry Newbery)
- Won: 1979 Royal Television Society (Best Performance, Ian Holm)
- Won: 1979 Royal Television Society (Best Writer, Andrew Birkin)
