Escape Into Night
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| Escape Into Night | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Fantasy Horror Children's |
| Created by | Catherine Storr |
| Developed by | Ruth Boswell |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Alan Coleman |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company | ATV Midlands |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 19 April – 24 May 1972 |
Escape Into Night is a six-part British children's cult television serial made by ATV for ITV that was broadcast from 19 April to 24 May 1972. It was directed by Richard Bramall.
The serial was an adaptation of Catherine Storr's 1958 novel Marianne Dreams, and deals with a young girl, Marianne, whose drawings become the basis for dreams, and how the dividing line between dreams and reality blurs. The novel was later adapted into a 1988 film, Paperhouse.
The series was made in colour, but the original colour masters are missing; only black-and-white telerecordings of the series exists. These surviving recordings were released in the UK on Region 2 by Network Distributing Ltd Home Entertainment in May 2009.
For its theme music, Escape Into Night used a segment of the third movement of the Symphony No.6 in E minor by Ralph Vaughan Williams.
It was filmed at Barr Beacon, Aldridge.
Cast
[edit]| Character | Actor |
|---|---|
| Marianne | Vikki Chambers |
| Mrs Austen | Sonia Graham |
| Mark | Steven Jones |
| Miss Chesterfield | Patricia Maynard |
| Dr Burton | Edmund Pegge |
External links
[edit]- 1972 British television series debuts
- 1972 British television series endings
- 1970s British children's television series
- ITV children's television shows
- Television series by ITV Studios
- Television shows produced by Associated Television (ATV)
- British English-language television shows
- British children's fantasy television series