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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 2023 23:20
BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD

Music Played

  • Grady Martin, Ray Price

    Danny Boy

Credits

Bruno Asa Butterfield
Shmuel Jack Scanlon
Father David Thewlis
Elsa Vera Farmiga
Gretel Amber Beattie
Grandpa Richard Johnson
Grandma Sheila Hancock
Pavel David Hayman
Lieutenant Kotler Rupert Friend
Maria Cara Horgan
Leon Zac Mattoon O'Brien
Martin Domonkos Nemeth
Karl Henry Kingsmill
Director Mark Herman
Producer David Heyman
Executive Producer Christine Langan
Writer Mark Herman
Author John Boyne

Broadcasts

  • Tue 30 Aug 2011 21:00
    BBC HD & BBC Two
  • Fri 17 Aug 2012 21:00
    BBC HD & BBC Two
  • Thu 28 Feb 2013 21:00
    BBC Four
  • Thu 10 Apr 2014 21:00
    BBC Two
  • Mon 18 May 2015 23:20
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Scotland
  • Mon 18 May 2015 23:50
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Tue 19 May 2015 00:20
    BBC Two Northern Ireland
  • Wed 17 Feb 2016 22:00
    BBC Four
  • Mon 17 Apr 2017 22:00
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland
  • Mon 17 Apr 2017 22:30
    BBC Two Northern Ireland
  • Sun 27 Jan 2019 22:30
    BBC Two
  • Fri 26 Jul 2019 23:05
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Sun 26 Jan 2020 23:00
    BBC Two England & HD only
  • Sat 26 Sep 2020 23:30
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Scotland
  • Thu 28 Jan 2021 20:00
    BBC Four
  • Thu 27 Jan 2022 23:15
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Scotland
  • Fri 4 Nov 2022 23:35
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Wed 8 Mar 2023 23:20
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Scotland

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