Leap in the Dark


Leap in the Dark was a British television anthology series with a supernatural theme. It was broadcast on BBC 2. It ran for 4 series - in 1973, 1975, 1977 and 1980 - consisting of 24 episodes in total. The first-series episodes were documentaries, series 2 & 3 were presented by Colin Wilson and consisted of docudramas re-enacting real-life cases of paranormal occurrences, and series 4 was original dramas, including episodes written by Alan Garner, Fay Weldon, and David Rudkin. Apart from the pilot episode no episode of the first series exists complete due to wiping, and the episode The Battle for Miss Beauchamp,, in the 2nd series, is also incomplete.

Episodes

Series 1

  1. Pilot
  2. Untitled - missing
  3. A Question of Survival - missing
  4. Pendulums and Hazel Twigs - missing
  5. Mind Over Matter - missing
  6. Hauntings - missing
  7. Untitled - missing

Series 2

  1. The Rosenheim Poltergeist
  2. The Search for Pat MacAdam
  3. The Battle for Miss Beauchamp - incomplete
  4. The Vandy Case Written by Anne Owen

Series 3

  1. Dream Me a Winner Written by Colin Godman
  2. The Fetch Written by Anne Owen, about the story of Émilie Sagée
  3. The Ghost of Ardachie Lodge Written by Colin Godman
  4. Undercurrents
  5. Parlour Games Written by Anne Owen
  6. In the Mind's Eye

Series 4

  1. Jack Be Nimble Written by Peter Redgrove
  2. Watching Me, Watching You Written by Fay Weldon
  3. Poor Jenny Written by Colin Godman
  4. The Living Grave Written by David Rudkin
  5. Come and Find Me Written by Russell Hoban
  6. Room for an Inward Light Written by David Pownall
  7. To Kill a King Written by Alan Garner