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[[File:Come Back, Lucy.jpg|thumb|First edition (publ. [[Hamish Hamilton]])]]
'''"Come Back, Lucy"''' (retitled '''Mirror of Danger''' in the US) was a story written by author Pamela Sykes in 1973. In 1978, it served as the basis of ''Come Back Lucy'', a British mini-series produced by [[Associated Television|ATV]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Little Gems - Come Back Lucy / Lucy Beware / Mirror of Danger by Pamela Sykes|url = http://www.thechestnut.com/lucy.htm|website = www.thechestnut.com|accessdate = 2015-11-14}}</ref><ref name="hill">McGown, Alistair D. & Docherty, Mark J. (2003) ''The Hill and Beyond: Children's Television Drama - An Encyclopedia'', BFI Publishing, {{ISBN|978-0-85170-879-9}}, p. 122 </ref>

==Synopsis==
"Come Back, Lucy" centres on a little girl named Lucy who lives with her Aunt Olive in an old [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]] house. Upon the death of her aunt and the subsequent loss of her home, Lucy is welcomed into her cousins' house though she does not know them very well and has difficulty feeling at home. As time moves on, Lucy is visited by the ghost of a Victorian little girl who wishes for Lucy to become her friend.

==Adaption==
In 1978, ATV adapted ''Come Back, Lucy'' into a six-episode television series.  It was adapted by [[Colin Shindler]] and [[Gail Renard]], produced by Shaun O'Riordan and directed by Paul Harrison.<ref name="hill" /> ''Come Back, Lucy'' starred Emma Bahkle as Lucy and [[Phyllida Law]] as Aunt Gwen.<ref name="hill" /><ref>Sherman, Fraser A. ''Now And Then We Time Travel : visiting pasts and futures in film and television''.  McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina, 2017. {{ISBN|147662643X}} (p. 77)</ref>

===Cast===
* Emma Bakhle as Lucy
* Bernadette Windsor as Alice
* [[Phyllida Law]] as Aunt Gwen
* [[Royce Mills]] as Uncle Peter
* [[Russell Lewis]] as Patrick
* Oona Kirsch as Rachel
* François Evans as Bill
* [[Eve Karpf]] as Mademoiselle
* [[Blake Butler]] as Dr. Brown
* [[Aimée Delamain]] as Aunt Olive
* [[Carol MacReady]] as Mrs. Clayton
* Joan Savage as Mrs. Naylor
* [[Harold Innocent]] as Mr. Peel
* Kevin Hudson as Mike
* [[Pat Keen]] as Mrs. Belling
* Miriam Mann as Marian
* [[Stephen Thorne]] as Vicar
* Joan Scott as Lady in Shop
* Sheri Shepstone as Lady Pianist
* Ricky Diamond as Young Man

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|qid=Q123528166}}

[[Category:1973 British novels]]
[[Category:Novels about ghosts]]
[[Category:Hamish Hamilton books]]
[[Category:1978 British television series debuts]]
[[Category:1978 British television series endings]]
[[Category:Television shows produced by Associated Television (ATV)]]
[[Category:1970s British children's television series]]
[[Category:Television series about ghosts]]


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