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Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Out on a late-night job alone, power repairman Roy Neary has an encounter with an alien spacecraft and becomes consumed with the desire to see it again.

Out on a late night job alone, power repairman Roy Neary has an encounter with an alien spacecraft and becomes consumed with the desire to see it again. The government denies it, but other people have been seeing the UFOs and having strange experiences, too. Soon, Roy is on a one-way mission to expose the truth.

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2 hours, 10 minutes

Last on

Thu 2 Jul 2026 22:00
BBC Four

Credits

Roy Neary Richard Dreyfuss
Claude Lacombe Francois Truffaut
Ronnie Neary Teri Garr
Jillian Guiler Melinda Dillon
David Laughlin Bob Balaban
Project Leader J Patrick McNamara
Wild Bill Warren Kemmerling
Farmer Roberts Blossom
Jean Claude Phil Dodds
Barry Guiler Cary Guffey
Major Benchley George DiCenzo
Larry Josef Sommer
Director Steven Spielberg
Writer Steven Spielberg

Broadcasts

  • Sat 18 Oct 2025 18:25
    BBC Two
  • Thu 23 Oct 2025 20:00
    BBC Four
  • Sat 27 Jun 2026 15:00
    BBC Two Wales & Wales HD only
  • Sat 27 Jun 2026 16:00
    BBC Two except Wales & Wales HD
  • Thu 2 Jul 2026 22:00
    BBC Four

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