The Escape of R.D.7 is a British television series first broadcast in 1961. A serial, it was transmitted by the BBC in five episodes.
Synopsis
Virologist Doctor Anna Hastings develops a R.D.7, a virus she believes will wipe out rats. After her laboratory is closed down after her assistant is injured, she continues her work on a remote location in the marshes of Essex but soon becomes concerned that virus is beginning to spread amongst humans.
Main cast
Barbara Murray as Dr. Anna Hastings (5 episodes) Jennifer Wright as Peggy Butler (5 episodes) Ellen Pollock as Dr. Mary Carter (5 episodes) Derek Waring as David Cardosa (5 episodes) Roger Croucher as Peter Warner (5 episodes) Edward Malin as Tucker (5 episodes) Doel Luscombe as Cafe proprietor (5 episodes) Nigel Arkwright as Mackie (5 episodes) Victor Platt as George Warner (4 episodes) Joan Newell as Mrs. Warner (4 episodes) Tony Bronte as Glass (4 episodes) Patrick Cargill as Patrice Constantine (3 episodes) John Dearth as Dr. Protheroe (3 episodes) William Fox as Dr. Harrington (3 episodes) Philip Holles as Dr. Blenkinsop (3 episodes) Paul Eddington as Michael Rabinowitz (2 episodes) Robin Wentworth as PC Crabtree (2 episodes) Michael Collins as Det. Sgt. Brady (2 episodes) Austin Trevor as Sir Charles Delman (2 episodes) Alec Ross as Bannard (2 episodes) John Moore as Porter (2 episodes) Basil Beale as Alan Fry (2 episodes) Patrick Connor as PC Hanley (2 episodes) Raymond Hodge as Policeman (2 episodes) Soraya Rafat as Secretary (2 episodes)
References
Bibliography
Baskin, Ellen. Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996. Fulton, Roger. The Encyclopedia of TV Science Fiction. Boxtree, 1990.