''Escape Into Night'' is a six-part British children's cult

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serial made by ATV for

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that was broadcast from 19 April to 24 May 1972. It was directed by Richard Bramall. The serial was an adaptation of

Catherine Storr Catherine Storr, Baroness Balogh (born Catherine Cole; 21 July 1913 – 8 January 2001,Eccleshare (2005) gives the date of her death as 8 January; Eccleshare (2001) and Thwaite (2001) give it as 6 January.) was an English children's writer, best ...

's 1958 novel ''

Marianne Dreams ''Marianne Dreams'' is a children's fantasy novel by Catherine Storr. It was illustrated with drawings by Marjorie-Ann Watts and published by Faber and Faber in 1958. The first paperback edition, from Puffin Books in 1964, is catalogued by the L ...

'', 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

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s 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

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. It was filmed at Barr Beacon, Aldridge.

Cast

External links

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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) English-language television shows British children's fantasy television series