The Runaway Summer

The plot revolves around Mary, a girl sent to spend the summer with her aunt and uncle in a coastal English town while her mother is away in Africa. Feeling alienated, she befriends a young boy who turns out to be the son of an African diplomat who has been kidnapped. The children work together to keep him hidden and safe.

Carol Davis

Mary

Jeffrey Sirr

Krishna

Beryl Cooke

Aunt Alice

John Welsh

Grandfather

Stephen Bone

Simon

• Mary RidgeDirector
• Rosemary Anne SissonWriter
• Nina BawdenNovel
• John McRaeProducer
• Bill MatthewsDirector of Photography

First aired

November 8, 1971

Last aired

November 29, 1971

Status

Ended

Original language

English

Episodes

4

Genres

Drama

• Season 14 episodes · 1971