"Dark Corridor" is a 1965 Australian TV play. It was an original play by Brisbane writer Trevor Nielsen.[4]

"Dark Corridor"
Wednesday Theatre episode
Episode no.Season 1
Episode 38
Directed byAlan Burke
Teleplay byTrevor Nielsen
Original air date6 October 1965 (1965-10-06)[1][2]
Running time40 mins[3]
Guest appearance
Betty Lucas
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It screened as part of Wednesday Theatre.[5] Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[6]

Plot

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The action takes place at a roadside cafe along a South Australian high way. A married woman arrives, claiming she has lost her memory. Then her husband arrives, claiming she is faking amnesia and that his wife tried to kill him.

Cast

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Production

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The production was shot in Adelaide.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 30 September 1965. p. 28.
  2. ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 30 September 1965. p. 28.
  3. ^ "WEDNESDAY". The Canberra Times. Vol. 40, no. 11, 277. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 4 October 1965. p. 14. Retrieved 20 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "TELEVISION Good idea for a play". The Canberra Times. Vol. 40, no. 11, 281. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 8 October 1965. p. 25. Retrieved 9 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 6 October 1965. p. 15.
  6. ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.