| Genre: | Thriller |
| Director: | Moira Armstrong |
| Starring: | Neil Dudgeon Samantha Bond Dermot Crowley Jasper Britton Janet Dale Nigel Clauzel Marius Stanescu |
| Composer: | David Ferguson |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Num Episodes: | 1 |
| Executive Producer: | Michael Stewart Jo Wright |
| Producer: | Peter Norris |
| Editor: | Robin Graham |
| Cinematography: | John Kenway |
| Runtime: | 90 minutes |
| Company: | Quantum Films |
| Channel: | BBC1 |
Breakout is a British television drama film written by Michael Stewart, first broadcast on BBC1 on 22 April 1997.[1] 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".[2]
The film co-starred Dermot Crowley, Jasper Britton and Janet Dale; with Carolyn Pickles, Hugh Bonneville, Joe Swash and Benedict Wong also amongst the additional cast members. BBC Genome Project records list the original description for the film as; "When a rare illness strikes down three people near a scientific research site, doctors battle against time to discover if a genetically-engineered pesticide, designed only to affect insects, has jumped the species gap during field tests." The film has never been released on VHS or DVD.