The Runaway Summer

Overview

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.

Network

• BBC One

Seasons & Episodes

Cast

• Carol Davis

  Mary

  4 eps

• Jeffrey Sirr

  Krishna

  4 eps

• Beryl Cooke

  Aunt Alice

  4 eps

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  John Welsh

  Grandfather

  4 eps

• Stephen Bone

  Simon

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