On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin is hurtling through space. Down below, 7-year-old Billy Wilson keeps watching the skies, itching for an encounter with an alien being. When he discovers a mysterious stranger in a house nearby, events take a sinister turn. -GusF
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Sam Hickman
Billy Wilson
Billy Hartman
Jim Wilson
Billy McElhaney
Eddie Brogan
Gerry Slevin
Grandad Wilson
Sheila Grier
Bunty Wilson
Andrew Dallmeyer
Mr. Morris
Kate Sandison
Alice Johnson
Dale Martin
Sammy Brogan
Andrew Barr
Flint
Craig Smith
Alex Wilson
Steven McNicoll
Derek Brogan
Bridget McCann
Mrs Stone
Laura Elizabeth Smith
Mary Davidson
Billy Marr
Eric Grady
Robert Patterson
Bus Conductor
