"The Torrents" is a 1969 Australian TV play based on the stage play by Oriel Gray. It was filmed as part of the ABC anthology drama series Australian Plays.[1] It was the second Gray play adapted by the ABC, after Burst of Summer.[2] It aired on 10 December 1969 in Sydney and Melbourne.[3]
| "The Torrents" | |
|---|---|
| Australian Plays episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 5 |
| Directed by | Oscar Whitbread |
| Teleplay by | Oriel Gray |
| Based on | The Torrents by Oriel Gray |
| Original air date | 10 December 1969 |
| Running time | 70 mins |
Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[4]
Cast
editProduction
editIt was shot in Melbourne and at Maldon, a small town outside Bendigo.[5] It was designed by Alan Clarke. Railway carriages were hired from the Society of Railway Enthusiasts. The budget could not cover the hiring of an old locomotive so a modern one was used, but this was obscured by a fog machine.[6]
Reception
editOne critic called it "a beauty".[7]
References
edit- ^ a b Kelly, Frances (11 December 1969). "Television. A play at last!". The Canberra Times. Canberra, ACT, Australia. p. 33. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (15 November 2020). "The Flawed Landmark: Burst of Summer". Filmink.
- ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 8 December 1969. p. 19.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (February 18, 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ^ "Drama Sheds Mothballs". The Age. 23 October 1969. p. 45.
- ^ Robinson, Fred (24 September 1969). "This is the place for a village". TV Times. p. 4.
- ^ "TELEVISION". The Canberra Times. Vol. 44, no. 12, 490. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 11 December 1969. p. 33. Retrieved 18 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.