Escape Into Night
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.
| 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 | 
| Distributor | Granada International Media Limited | 
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV | 
| Original release | 19 April – 24 May 1972  | 
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
    
| Character | Actor | 
|---|---|
| Marianne | Vikki Chambers | 
| Mrs Austen | Sonia Graham | 
| Mark | Steven Jones | 
| Miss Chesterfield | Patricia Maynard | 
| Dr Burton | Edmund Pegge |