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Alien

Duration: 1 hour, 51 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Three

Available for 8 months

A commercial spacecraft on its way home is diverted to investigate a mysterious signal on a nearby planet, where it picks up a deadly, parasitic life form that wreaks havoc on board and sets about killing the crew.

Classic sci-fi horror from director Ridley Scott. Show less

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