The Lost Boys (docudrama)

The Lost Boys is a 1978 docudrama miniseries produced by the BBC, written by Andrew Birkin, and directed by Rodney Bennett. It is about the relationship between Peter Pan creator J. M. Barrie and the Llewelyn Davies boys.

Barrie and his wife Mary Maureen OBrien meet the boys parents Sylvia Ann Bell and Arthur Tim PigottSmith at a dinner party, and he forms a friendship with the mother and her sons. The Barries and Davies socialize, but Mary and Arthur each quietly resent Barrie Mary for neglecting her, and Arthur for imposing upon his family. Sylvia and Arthur have two more sons, Michael and Nico, whom Barrie adds to his circle of young friends. He writes a play inspired by them Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldnt Grow Up, which is a great success for him and his producer friend Charles Frohman William Hootkins.Arthur is struck by a disfiguring and ultimately fatal cancer. Barrie steps in to support the Davies family, attempting to be a friend to Arthur in his final days but alienating Jack with his interference. With George away at school, sensitive Michael becomes the centre of Uncle Jims attention. Tired of her husbands indifference toward her, Mary falls in love and has an affair with Barries young colleague Gilbert Cannan Brian Stirner. When Barrie finds out, Mary refuses to end the affair, and he reluctantly grants her a divorce. Meanwhile, Sylvia has fallen ill with cancer, and dies a few years after her husband. Barrie claims they were engaged. ........

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