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A loose anthology series, made in Sydney by ATN-7 and in Melbourne by GTV-9, and aired throughout 1959.
As with many early Australian anthology series, the contents were a combination of locally written material and overseas works; in this case, however, local content made up 50% of the series.
Notes
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Only Australian-written instalments are individually indexed. Other known instalments include:
- Johnny Belinda, based on a play by American playwright Elmer Harris (aired 4 April 1959).
- Other People's Houses, by American playwright Tad Mosel (aired on 2 May 1959).
- Tragedy in a Temporary Town, by American script-writer Reginald Rose (aired 16 May 1959).
- Thunder of Silence, by American script-writer Stewart Stern (aired 22 August 1959).
- Ruth, written by American actor John Glennon, who also starred (aired 5 September 1959).
- A Tongue of Silver, by Irish playwright Michael Dyne (aired 17 October 1959).
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Pardon Miss Westcott
Peter Stannard
(composer),
Sydney
:
Australian Television Network
,
1959
Z1518386
1959
single work
film/TV
musical theatre
In response to the success of Lola Montez, Peter Stannard, Alan Burke, and Peter Benjamin were commissioned by ATN-7 and Shell to write a family-orientated musical for television. That production, Pardon Miss Westcott, was performed and broadcast live around Australia a few weeks before Christmas in 1959. Starring Wendy Blacklock and Michael Cole, it was orchestrated by ATN-7's musical director, Tommy Tycho, along with Julian Lee.
The musical begins in Sydney in 1809, just after Governor Bligh's departure and before Governor Macquarie's arrival, and tells the story of Elizabeth Westcott, a convict transported for serving a pompous magistrate at her father's inn in England his own lamb. She is assigned to work at Government House and quickly rules the roost. When she is granted a ticket of leave, Miss Westcott opens an inn in Pitt Street, with the help of an assortment of saints and sinners. A serving army officer, Richard, who was also on board the convict ship, is captivated by her and eventually overcomes the social gap between them by getting himself into trouble. All ends well.
Sydney : Australian Television Network , 1959 -
form
y
Reflections in Dark Glasses
Melbourne
:
Australian Television Network
,
1959
7187971
1959
single work
film/TV
A woman searches for her missing son, who may have been taken by her husband.
Melbourne : Australian Television Network , 1959 -
form
y
They Were Big, They Were Blue, They Were Beautiful
Sydney
:
Australian Television Network
,
1959
7188083
1959
single work
film/TV
Two people recently released from gaol inadvertently become involved in a baby-kidnapping.
Sydney : Australian Television Network , 1959 -
form
y
The Big Day
Melbourne
:
Nine Network
,
1959
7188202
1959
single work
film/TV
In Melbourne, a costing clerk spends his last day at work before his retirement.
Melbourne : Nine Network , 1959 -
form
y
No Picnic Tomorrow
Melbourne
:
Nine Network
,
1960
8033944
1960
single work
film/TV
'Set in a suburb of Melbourne, the play concerns a young Greek boy and an Australian girl who plan to marry. However, the boy's mother, adhering to tradition, arranges a marriage between her son and a Greek girl, who is coming to Australia from Greece.'
Source:
[Television guide], The Age, 21 January 1960, p.16.
Melbourne : Nine Network , 1960 -
form
y
Man in a Blue Vase
Melbourne
:
Australian Broadcasting Commission
,
1960
8131023
1960
single work
film/TV
A man's removal of his wife's housekeeping money from its blue vase causes conflict in both his marriage and his extended family.
Melbourne : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 1960
