Top Cast
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Philip Baldwin
Jo
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Bryan Marshall
Bill
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Sarah Long
Pat Waller
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Robert Morris
David Barham
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Arthur Griffiths
Barman Henry
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June Barry
Mirry
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Suneel Shivdasani
Mathur
Overview
Does a boy with an unsettled home life stand a chance?
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Aidan Bloom, a struggling actor, father and husband, is 35 years old and still trying to find a purpose for his life. He and his wife are barely getting by financially and Aidan passes his time by fantasizing about being the great futuristic Space-Knight he'd always dreamed he'd be as a little kid. When his ailing father can no longer afford to pay for private school for his two kids and the only available public school is on its last legs, Aidan reluctantly agrees to attempt to home-school them. Through teaching them about life his way, Aidan gradually discovers some of the parts of himself he couldn't find.
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