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 ATV.McGown, Alistair D. & Docherty, Mark J. (2003) The Hill and Beyond: Children's Television Drama - An Encyclopedia, BFI Publishing, , p. 122
Synopsis "Come Back, Lucy" centres on a little girl named Lucy who lives with her Aunt Olive in an old 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.
Adaptation 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. Come Back, Lucy starred Emma Bahkle as Lucy and Phyllida Law as Aunt Gwen.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. (p. 77)
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
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