Escape Into Night: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Compelled to find her own amusement whilst confined to bed after a riding accident, Marianne fills her sketchpad with drawings of an imaginary place. When she sleeps she dreams of her imaginary world and realises that the more she draws in her waking hours, the more she can explore when she sleeps. She draws a house to investigate in her dreams and is shocked to find a boy looking at her through one of its windows...

Series details

• Title: Escape Into Night
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Children, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 1972-04-19
• Final broadcast date listed: 1972-05-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 24994
• IMDb ID: tt0357363
• TVDB ID: 215111

Cast and credited roles

• Sonia Graham — Mrs. Austen
• Patricia Maynard — Miss Chesterfield
• Edmund Pegge — Dr. Burton
• Vikki Chambers — Marianne
• Steven Jones — Mark

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1972-04-19; final listed air date 1972-05-24; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Escape Into Night on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.