Breakout is a British television drama film written by Michael Stewart, first broadcast on BBC1 on 22 April 1997.[1] Directed by Moira Armstrong, the film starred Neil Dudgeon and Samantha Bond as scientists Neil McFarlane and Lisa Temple, who join to investigate a mysterious death. The film was writer Michael Stewart's second science-based TV project, following ITV's Bliss, which premiered in 1995. According to BFI records, the original working title for the film was "The Lab".[2]
| Breakout | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Written by | Michael Stewart |
| Directed by | Moira Armstrong |
| Starring | Neil Dudgeon Samantha Bond Dermot Crowley Jasper Britton Janet Dale Nigel Clauzel Marius Stanescu |
| Composer | David Ferguson |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 1 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Michael Stewart Jo Wright |
| Producer | Peter Norris |
| Cinematography | John Kenway |
| Editor | Robin Graham |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company | Quantum Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC1 |
| Release | 22 April 1997 |
The film co-starred Dermot Crowley, Jasper Britton and Janet Dale; with Carolyn Pickles, Hugh Bonneville, Joe Swash and Benedict Wong also amongst the additional cast members. BBC Genome Project records list the original description for the film as; "When a rare illness strikes down three people near a scientific research site, doctors battle against time to discover if a genetically-engineered pesticide, designed only to affect insects, has jumped the species gap during field tests." The film has never been released on VHS or DVD.
Cast
edit- Neil Dudgeon as Dr. Neil McFarlane
- Samantha Bond as Dr. Lisa Temple
- Dermot Crowley as Dr. Bill Galton
- Jasper Britton as Lenny Johnson
- Janet Dale as Gwenda Irwing
- Nigel Clauzel as Alex James
- Marius Stanescu as Stefan Popescu
- Peter Jeffrey as Professor Bannerman
- William Chubb as Det. Insp. Matthews
- Toby Salaman as Dr. John Underwood
- Carolyn Pickles as Diane Cresswell
- Garry Cooper as Andy Cresswell
- Joe Swash as Jason Cresswell
- Lisa Kelly as Heather Collins
- Hilary Lyon as Phillippa McFarlane
- Hugh Bonneville as Peter Schneider
- Benedict Wong as Jerry Kane
- Vanessa Earl as Suzanne Drake
- Kathleen Bidmead as Olga Livingstone
References
edit- ^ "Breakout". The Radio Times (3820): 88. 17 April 1997 – via BBC Genome.
- ^ "Breakout (1997)". Archived from the original on 29 December 2017.
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