Running Scared (TV series)
Encyclopedia
Running Scared is a British
television
children's drama serial produced by the BBC
and transmitted 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 (Julia Millbank), whose life is put at risk when she uncovers evidence that could put a local criminal gang leader (played by Christopher Ellison
) behind bars.
The series is notable for its use of the Kate Bush
pop song Running Up That Hill as its main theme tune.
United Kingdom
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television
Television
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children's drama serial produced by the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
and transmitted in 1986, based on the Bernard Ashley
Bernard Ashley (author)
Bernard Ashley is a British author of children's books. Among his best-known works are The Trouble with Donovan Croft and A Kind of Wild Justice...
novel and is set in Woolwich
Woolwich
Woolwich is a district in south London, England, located in the London Borough of Greenwich. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.Woolwich formed part of Kent until 1889 when the County of London was created...
with the Woolwich Ferry
Woolwich Ferry
The Woolwich Free Ferry is a boat service across the River Thames, London, UK, which is licensed and financed by London River Services, the maritime arm of Transport for London...
featuring in a key scene.
A gritty series, Running Scared deals with a teenage girl, Paula (Julia Millbank), whose life is put at risk when she uncovers evidence that could put a local criminal gang leader (played by Christopher Ellison
Christopher Ellison
Christopher Michael Ellison is an English actor. He is best known for his role as DCI Frank Burnside in the popular ITV police series The Bill and short lived spin off series Burnside....
) behind bars.
The series is notable for its use of the Kate Bush
Kate Bush
Kate Bush is an English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Her eclectic musical style and idiosyncratic vocal style have made her one of the United Kingdom's most successful solo female performers of the past 30 years.In 1978, at the age of 19, Bush topped the UK Singles Chart...
pop song Running Up That Hill as its main theme tune.