TV series

Leap in the Dark
1973–1980 · 4 seasons
A quiet, unsettling watch that treats the uncanny as something sober and real, leaving a lingering chill rather than shocks.
- Created by
- Colin Godman
- Starring
- Timothy Ackroyd, Richard Beaumont, Lesley Manville
- Overview
- Leap in the Dark was a British television anthology series with a supernatural theme. It was broadcast on BBC 2. It ran for 4 seasons - in 1973, 1975, 1977 and 1980 - and over 20 episodes were shown. The first season was documentary, subsequent episodes consisted of docudramas re-enacting real-life cases of paranormal occurrences.
- How it feels
- Eerie, tense, melancholic and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
- About
- Mystery, faith, death, memory
- Content
- Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- Colin Godman
- Starring
- Timothy Ackroyd, Richard Beaumont, Lesley Manville

