Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 277,418 playable programmes from the BBC

Breakaway Girls

on BBC One London

The last of four true case histories about girls who ran away and the homes they left.
Sally Wharton - a girl rebelling against middle-class values.
In these dramatised reconstructions only the names have been changed.
Sally's parents meant her future to be a Swiss finishing school, rounds of dances and parties, then a rich young man for an early marriage. Instead she met Steve, a working-class lad from Bradford with a passion for powerful motorbikes, and lived with him in a 'squat '.
For Sally, he represented a breakaway from stuffiness and artificiality, he was a kind of 'noble savage'; or at least appeared to be.

Contributors

Based on investigations by:
Angela Willans Introduced by: Dr Anthony Storr
Photography:
Philip Bonham-Carter
Sound Recordist:
Rodney Bond
Film Editor:
Peter Gordon
Written and produced by:
Paul Watson
Sally:
Louisa Rix
Steve:
Steven Grives
Mr Wharton:
Edward Dentith
Mrs Wharton:
Pamela Gale
Mr Yarborough:
Richard Wilding
Mrs Yarborough:
Enid Irvin
Jim:
Derek Hollis
Landlady:
Maggy Maxwell
Car driver:
Frank Wheeler
Passenger:
Jill Wheeler
Fiona:
Claire Treen

BBC One London

About BBC One

BBC One is a TV channel that started broadcasting on the 20th April 1964. It replaced BBC Television.

Appears in

Suggest an Edit

We are trying to reflect the information printed in the Radio Times magazine.

  • Press the 'Suggest an Edit' button
  • Type in any changes to the title, synopsis or contributor information using the Radio Times Style Guide for reference.
  • Click the Submit Edits button.
    Your changes will be sent for verification and if accepted, will appear in due course More