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Issue Details: First known date: 1980... 1980 The Great God Mogadon
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'Edward Searle , an amateur actor, bears a remarkable resemblance to the ailing Prime Minister and is forced to impersonate him in order to save the country from collapse.'

Source: Radio Times, 22 May 1980, p.57.

Production Details

  • The Australian production of this radio play has not yet been traced; the following details come from a BBC rebroadcast (BBC Radio 4, 28 May 1980).

    Director: Michael Ingamells.

    Primary cast members: Neil Fitzpatrick (Edward Searle),Tony Sheldon (Anderson), Phillip Hinton (Keefe), Tim Eliot (Voice coach), Ronald Falk (Johnson), Brian Harrison (Lampedusa), and Richard Meikle (Lord Mayor).

    Other cast members: Colin Gibson and Michael Gow.

    Source: Radio Times, 22 May 1980, p.57.

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Works about this Work

[Review] Gentleman George [et al] Elizabeth Perkins , 1980 single work review
— Appears in: LiNQ , vol. 8 no. 2 1980; (p. 100-105)
— Review of Gentleman George - King of Melodrama : The Theatrical Life and Times of George Darrell 1841-1921 Eric Irvin , 1980 single work biography ; Rusty Bugles Sumner Locke Elliott , 1948 single work drama ; Visions Louis Nowra , 1978 single work drama ; Lamb of God John Summons , 1979 single work drama ; Travelling North David Williamson , 1978 single work drama ; Three Political Plays 1980 anthology drama ; The Great God Mogadon Barry Oakley , 1980 single work radio play
[Review] Gentleman George [et al] Elizabeth Perkins , 1980 single work review
— Appears in: LiNQ , vol. 8 no. 2 1980; (p. 100-105)
— Review of Gentleman George - King of Melodrama : The Theatrical Life and Times of George Darrell 1841-1921 Eric Irvin , 1980 single work biography ; Rusty Bugles Sumner Locke Elliott , 1948 single work drama ; Visions Louis Nowra , 1978 single work drama ; Lamb of God John Summons , 1979 single work drama ; Travelling North David Williamson , 1978 single work drama ; Three Political Plays 1980 anthology drama ; The Great God Mogadon Barry Oakley , 1980 single work radio play
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Subjects:
  • Urban,
  • Melbourne, Victoria,
  • Canberra, Australian Capital Territory,
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