"The Parking Ticket" is the 12th television play episode of the first season of the Australian anthology television series Australian Playhouse. "The Parking Ticket" was written by Max Colwell and Michael Wright and directed by Henri Safran and originally aired on ABC on 4 July 1966.[1]
| "The Parking Ticket" | |
|---|---|
| Australian Playhouse episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 12 |
| Directed by | Eric Tayler |
| Teleplay by |
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| Original air date | 4 July 1966 |
| Running time | 30 mins |
It was one of the first credits for Michael Wright who would die in a car crash in 1969.[2]
Plot
editBob Rankin receives a parking ticket and discovers he lives in a world of aggressive inspectors. The father of a man who has seduced a young woman is given a ticket by the father of the girl.
Cast
edit- Stewart Ginn as the boy's father
- Lynne Murphy as Muriel
- Shirley MacDonald as Vi
- Charles Little as the boy Denis
- Carmen Duncan
- Willie Fennell as Steve
Reception
editThe Sydney Morning Herald said it provides "both humour and drama."[3]
References
edit- ^ "TV Guide". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 July 1966. p. 22.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (29 August 2023). "Forgotten Australian Television Plays: Boy with Banner, Objector and Watch It". Filmink.
- ^ Darlington, Dorothy (5 July 1966). "The humour and drama". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 12.
- ^ Monitor (16 July 1966). "Blotting the Copybook". The Age.
External links
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