Bat Out of Hell (TV series)

Bat Out of Hell
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Genre
Created byFrancis Durbridge
Starring
Theme music composerDennis Farnon
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes5
Production
ProducerAlan Bromly
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time25 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release26 November (1966-11-26) –
24 December 1966 (1966-12-24)
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Bat Out of Hell is a British Thriller television serial created by Francis Durbridge and originally aired on BBC Two from 26 November to 24 December 1966.[1] The series followed two lovers, Diana Stewart (Sylvia Syms) and Mark Paxton (John Thaw), who are haunted by the voice of Diana's husband over the telephone after he is murdered by the couple.[2] Inspector Clay (Dudley Foster) was the detective inspector who headed the police investigation.

  1. ^ "BAT OUT OF HELL". BFI Film & TV Database. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 30 January 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  2. ^ Edwards, Martin (3 October 2008). "Forgotten Book - Bat out of Hell". DoYouWriteUnderYourOwnName.com. Retrieved 8 July 2013.