In Writing is a 1961 Australian television play by an Australian writer living in London, Raymond Bowers, and directed by Kevin Shine.
| In Writing | |
|---|---|
| Based on | play by Raymond Bowers |
| Directed by | Kevin Shine |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 75 minutes.[1] |
| Production company | ABC |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 7 June 1961 (Sydney) |
| Release | 2 August 1961 (Melbourne)[2][3] |
| Release | 6 May 1962 (Brisbane)[1] |
It was first presented on the BBC in London in 1956 and was also presented on stage and radio.[4][5]
Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[6] It was one of several thrillers filmed in the early days of Australian television.[7][8]
Plot
editAccording to the Sydney Morning Herald it was "the story of an unusual murder in London involving a husband and wife, investigated in an unorthodox manner by Detective-Inspector Hurst."[4] James Peebles has befriended John Clostin's wife and Clostin is unhappy with that.
Cast
edit- Leonard Teale as Detective Inspector Hurst
- Ric Hutton as John Clostin
- Anne Haddy as Mrs Clostin
- James Workman as Pr Bowman
- Richard Parry as James Peebles
- Jack Ford as Sergeant
- Carolyn Keely as waitress
Production
editIt was produced for British TV in 1956 with a cast including Bernard Lee and Terence Morgan.
It was Bowers' second script done for Australian TV the first being It's the Geography That Counts.[1]
The play was also performed on Australian radio in 1961.[9]
Reception
editThe Sydney Morning Herald called it an "unpretentious little suspense play which several times tripped over its own excess of ingenuity" and "suppressed far too many major facts to play fair with the audience."[10]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Salted with Strychnine". TV Week. 3 May 1962.
- ^ "Untitled". The Age. 27 June 1961. p. 12.
- ^ "27 Jul 1961". The Age. p. 31.
- ^ a b ""Live" Mystery Drama". Sydney Morning Herald. 5 June 1961. p. 11.
- ^ "BRITAIN'S AT HER GAYEST EVER!". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 24 December 1955. p. 4. Retrieved 9 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (20 March 2021). "Forgotten Australian TV Plays: Reflections in Dark Glasses". Filmink. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (27 April 2021). "Forgotten Australian TV Plays: The Big Killing". Filmink. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Radio plays". The Age. 6 April 1961. p. 22.
- ^ "Mystery Play on TV". Sydney Morning Herald. 8 June 1961. p. 9.
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