Leap in the Dark


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 - consisting of 24 episodes in total. The first-season episodes were documentaries, seasons 2 & 3 were presented by Colin Wilson and consisted of docudramas re-enacting real-life cases of paranormal occurrences, and season 4 was original dramas, including episodes written by Alan Garner, Fay Weldon, and David Rudkin. Apart from the Pilot episode no episode of the first season exists complete due to wiping, and the episode The Battle for Miss Beauchamp in the 2nd season is also incomplete.

Episode List

Season 1

  1. Pilot
  2. Untitled
  3. A Question of Survival
  4. Pendulums and Hazel Twigs
  5. Mind Over Matter
  6. Hauntings
  7. Untitled

    Season 2

  8. The Rosenheim Poltergeist
  9. The Search for Pat MacAdam
  10. The Battle for Miss Beauchamp
  11. The Vandy Case Written by Anne Owen

    Season 3

  12. Dream Me a Winner Written by Colin Godman
  13. The Fetch Written by Anne Owen
  14. The Ghost of Ardachie Lodge Written by Colin Godman
  15. Undercurrents
  16. Parlour Games Written by Anne Owen
  17. In the Mind's Eye

    Season 4

  18. Jack Be Nimble Written by Peter Redgrove
  19. Watching Me, Watching You Written by Fay Weldon
  20. Poor Jenny Written by Colin Godman
  21. The Living Grave Written by David Rudkin
  22. Come and Find Me Written by Russell Hoban
  23. Room for an Inward Light Written by David Pownall
  24. To Kill a King Written by Alan Garner