New 4 parter
On tonight at 9&10
And E 3&4 next tue 9&10
The Boy That Never Was season 1 is a new four-part psychological thriller starring Colin Morgan and Toni O’ Rourke as Irish couple Harry and Robin Lonergan, who face every parent's worst nightmare after their three-year-old son, Dillon, dies in an earthquake in Morocco and his body is never recovered.
Three years later the grieving husband and wife are attempting to rebuild their lives in Dublin when Harry becomes obsessed with a boy that he spots on his commute, believing him to be his son, now aged six.
Yet subsequent events threaten to tear apart their marriage and expose secrets about the night their child went missing…
Here’s everything we know about this tragedy thriller with a love story at its heart…
Viewers meet struggling artists Harry and Robin living a blissful life at their home in
Essaouira, Morocco where they live with their three-year-old son, Dillon.
Tragically, however, one evening, while waiting on Robin to return home from her job at a local hotel, Harry leaves Dillon sleeping alone in their apartment while he steps out briefly.
In that moment, everything changes. An earthquake hits and, despite Harry racing back to rescue Dillon, their home is reduced to rubble.
Tragically, after an exhaustive rescue attempt, Dillon is declared dead, although his body is never recovered.
Three years later the grieving couple have returned to Dublin when Harry becomes convinced that he’s sighted Dillon.
Desperate to be reunited with his son, he obsessively tries to track the boy down, bringing his marriage to breaking point in the process.
Yet the idea of their son being alive isn’t as far-fetched as those around him believe. When Harry obtains footage from the train station Robin deletes it without him knowing.
Is she hiding a secret that could tear them apart or trying to protect her troubled husband from himself?
“This is a four-part tragedy thriller series about a young couple living a bohemian life. He's a painter, she's an architect, but she's working in a bar.”
Colin Morgan (Belfast, Legend) stars as Harry Lonergan.
Toni O’Rourke (God’s Creatures, Calm with Horses) plays Robin Lonergan.
Kerr Logan (Alias Grace, Strike) plays Robin’s brother Ollie.