 Kinvig's friend Jim Piper (Colin Jeavons) is a lifelong UFO watcher and wild-eyed conspiracy buff who is consumed by jealousy when Des tells him about his extraterrestrial exploits.It is left intentionally ambiguous whether Kinvig's experiences with aliens are real or the product of an overactive imagination.In early 2004 it was reported that Edgar Wright was working on a script for a big-screen adaptation of "Kinvig"; however although initially green lit, the project was eventually dropped.