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Breakout is a British television drama film written by Michael Stewart, first broadcast on BBC1 on 22 April 1997. Directed by Moira Armstrong, the film starred Neil Dudgeon and Samantha Bond as scientists Neil McFarlane and Lisa Temple, who join to investigate a mysterious death. The film was writer Michael Stewart's second science-based TV project, following ITV's Bliss, which premiered in 1995. According to BFI records, the original working title for the film was "The Lab".
Original Release
04/22/1997
Cast
Name | Character |
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Neil Dudgeon | Dr. Neil McFarlane |
Samantha Bond | Dr. Lisa Temple |
Dermot Crowley | Dr. Bill Galton |
Jasper Britton | Lenny Johnson |
Nigel Clauzel | Alex James |
Marius Stănescu | Stefan Popescu |
Peter Jeffrey | Prof. Bannerman |
William Chubb | Det. Insp. Matthews |
Carolyn Pickles | Diane Cresswell |
Garry Cooper | Andy Cresswell |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Neil Dudgeon | Dr. Neil McFarlane |
Samantha Bond | Dr. Lisa Temple |
Dermot Crowley | Dr. Bill Galton |
Jasper Britton | Lenny Johnson |
Nigel Clauzel | Alex James |
Marius Stănescu | Stefan Popescu |
Peter Jeffrey | Prof. Bannerman |
William Chubb | Det. Insp. Matthews |
Carolyn Pickles | Diane Cresswell |
Garry Cooper | Andy Cresswell |
Joe Swash | Jason Cresswell |
Lisa Kelly | Heather Collins |
Harry Gostelow | Dr. Roach |
Hilary Lyon | Phillippa McFarlane |
Hugh Bonneville | Peter Schneider |
Benedict Wong | Jerry |
Christopher Driscoll | Security Guard |
Geraldine Newman | Neighbour |
Aran Bell | Police Sergeant |
Vanessa Earl | Suzanne Drake |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Michael Stewart | Executive Producer |
Jo Wright | Executive Producer |
Melanie Howard | Producer |
Peter Norris | Producer |