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.[1]
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 |
Episodes
[edit]| No. | Title | First broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode One" | 19 April 1972 |
| 2 | "Episode Two" | 26 April 1972 |
| 3 | "Episode Three" | 3 May 1972 |
| 4 | "Episode Four" | 10 May 1972 |
| 5 | "Episode Five" | 17 May 1972 |
| 6 | "Episode Six" | 24 May 1972 |
External links
[edit]- Action TV episode guide for 'Escape Into Night' at the Wayback Machine (archived 2018-05-17)
- Escape Into Night at IMDb
References
[edit]- ^ Porter, Stephen (7 October 2017). "In Dreams: 'Escape Into Night' revisited » We Are Cult". We Are Cult. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- 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