The Blue Boy

The Blue Boy

64 mins | July 2, 1994

Marie is an insecure housewife whose husband, Joe, is having an affair. The two of them take a holiday to rural Scotland, but by sheer bad luck, end up at the hotel Joe uses for his "getaways." There, Marie is told the story of a young boy who drowned in a nearby lake long ago, and finds herself becoming more and more obsessed with his ghost.

The Blue Boy

64 mins | July 2, 1994

The Blue Boy
Marie is an insecure housewife whose husband, Joe, is having an affair. The two of them take a holiday to rural Scotland, but by sheer bad luck, end up at the hotel Joe uses for his "getaways." There, Marie is told the story of a young boy who drowned in a nearby lake long ago, and finds herself becoming more and more obsessed with his ghost.
IMDb rating 5.9
Producers BBC, WGBH Boston
Original title The Blue Boy
Directors Paul Murton
Writers Paul Murton

Cast

Emma Thompson

as Marie Bonnar

Adrian Dunbar

as Joe

Eleanor Bron

as Christine

Phyllida Law

as Marie's Mother

David Horovitch

as Robert

Joanna Roth

as Beth