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Mervyn Rutherford Mervyn Rutherford i(A7482 works by)
Born: Established: 1936 Sydney, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Male
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1 The Last Review Mervyn Rutherford , 1982 single work obituary (for Jim McNeil )
— Appears in: Sydney City Monthly , July 1982; (p. 74)
1 form y separately published work icon The Slammer Spring and Fall : The Slammer Mervyn Rutherford , ( dir. Russell E. Webb ) Australian Broadcasting Commission , 1980 Z1389603 1980 single work film/TV

The Slammer focuses on the experiences of a prisoner released from a maximum security jail after serving an eight-year term. The prisoner has spent nineteen of his twenty-three years in institutions, including time in an orphanage and a boys' home. The narrative examines the difficulties experienced by ex-prisoners upon release, particularly adjusting to their freedom, finding work, and attempting to go straight.
1 form y separately published work icon Departmental Mervyn Rutherford , ( dir. Keith Wilkes ) Australia : ABC Television , 1980 Z897866 1980 single work film/TV

'Departmental is the story of a theft of money in a police station and the interrogation of two uniformed policemen. (The playwright is a policeman turned barrister.)

'There are only four characters in the play. Ray Barrett plays Superintendent Spartan, the officer leading the inquiry into the theft. Martin Vaughan (known for his mammoth role in Frank Hardy's Power Without Glory) plays Inspector Cook, assisting Spartan in the interrogation.

'The two uniformed police who are suspected of taking the money are played by Gary Day as Constable Mcllveney and Rod Williams as Constable Pyers.'

Source:

'Tough Roles Because I'm Ugly: Barrett', Australian Women's Weekly, 6 August 1980, p.125S. (Via Trove.)
1 y separately published work icon Departmental Mervyn Rutherford , Woollahra : Currency Press , 1979 Z246618 1979 single work drama
1 1 y separately published work icon The Training Run Mervyn Rutherford , 1970 1970 (Manuscript version)x401733 Z109999 1970 single work drama humour
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