In well remembered children’s fantasy drama serial Escape Into Night, a young girl suffers nightmare visions of a strange world.
Based on Catherine Storr’s novel Marianne Dreams (which was also filmed in the 1980’s as Playhouse) which featured the story of a young girl who’s drawings become reality while she sleeps.
Like a lot of children’s TV of the period the series master tapes were wiped and it now only exists as black and white telerecordings that were made for overseas sale.
production details
UK | ITV – ATV | 6×30 minutes | Aired From: 19 April – 24 May 1972
Writer: Ruth Boswell
Novel: Marianne Dreams by Catherine Starr
Graphics: Geoff Pearson
Production Design: Don Davidson
cast
Edmund Pegge as Dr Burton
Patricia Maynard as Miss Chesterfield
Steven Jones as Mark
Sonia Graham as Mrs Austen
Vikki Chambers as Marianne
