70s kids drama, probably BBC

[SheeBeeGB]

Hello there,
I am new to this, so I hope I´m doing it right!
Does anyone remember a children's drama series from the late 1970s about
a girl, I think her name was Samantha. I have a feeling that she was played by Anna Haigh (but I might have made that up!). I seem to recall that she had a sad homelife, maybe some trouble with a stepfather and I think it was based in Margate, or maybe she ran away to Margate?
Sorry to be so sketchy, that's all I can remember! I read the book and it had a photo from the BBC series on the front cover.
Thanks a lot to anyone who can help!

[sixtyten]

Break in The Sun?

[SheeBeeGB]

Sixtyten, you are a genius!
Especially given the fact that almost all the information I gave you was wrong!
I have just wiki-ed it and it was Patsy not Samantha, and Nicola Cowper, not Anna Haigh.
Margate was right though - see the Benbon Brothers fairground in the background.
Did you just have the book lying around at home?
I remember that it was a very strong and moving piece of children's drama which has always stayed with me.
Thanks once again.

[sixtyten]

Most welcome.
I just Googled it

[Marine Boy]

Just found some clips on YouTube. Here's the first one - you'll see two others in the side-bar.

YouTube - Break in the Sun

[SheeBeeGB]

Thanks Marine Boy.
Wow, I used to love Marine Boy too

[SheeBeeGB]

Sixtyten,
Your powers of Googling are obviously far superior to mine!

[Gillybt]

Hello there,
I am new to this, so I hope I´m doing it right!
Does anyone remember a children's drama series from the late 1970s about
a girl, I think her name was Samantha. I have a feeling that she was played by Anna Haigh (but I might have made that up!). I seem to recall that she had a sad homelife, maybe some trouble with a stepfather and I think it was based in Margate, or maybe she ran away to Margate?
Sorry to be so sketchy, that's all I can remember! I read the book and it had a photo from the BBC series on the front cover.
Thanks a lot to anyone who can help!

OMG, I feel like crying. I used to watch this when I was a girl and for many years have tried to find out what it was called. Thank you. Brings back happy memories especially seeing the book cover as I thought the actress who played the girl was brilliant.

[Gillybt]

Oh My God, I feel like crying. For years and years I've tried asking people my age (38) if they remembered this TV programme and I used to describe it almost the same way. Thank you sixtyten, you have made me very very happy :-)

[sixtyten]

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