Running Scared
tv show
6 total episodes
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1 seasons
First Aired January 15, 1986
Overview
Running Scared is a British television children's drama serial produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC 1 in 1986, based on the Bernard Ashley novel and is set in Woolwich with the Woolwich Ferry featuring in a key scene. A gritty series, Running Scared deals with a teenage girl, Paula, whose life is put at risk when she uncovers evidence that could put a local criminal gang leader behind bars. The series is notable for its use of the then recently released Kate Bush pop song Running Up That Hill as its main theme tune.
Cast
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Amarjit Dhillon
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Narinder Sidhu
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Julia Millbank
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Paula Prescott
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Desmond McNamara
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Mick Prescott
James Cosmo
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Detective Inspector McNeil
Renu Setna
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Pratap Singh Sidhu
Christopher Ellison
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Charlie Elkin
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Hetty Baynes
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Leila
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Maureen Sweeney
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Dolly Prescott
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Rani Singh
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Kamal Kaur Sidhu
Alan Ford
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Ron Martin
Alan Talbot
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Fred Barratt
Tony Caunter
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Frank Butler