Australian Playhouse

Australian Playhouse
Genre Anthology
Created by David Goddard
Country of origin Australia
Original language(s) English
No. of episodes 40
Production
Producer(s) David Goddard
Running time 30 mins
Release
Original network ABC
Picture format Black-and-white
Original release April 1966 – 1967

Australian Playhouse was an Australian anthology TV series featuring the work of Australian writers.[1] It ran for two series. Among the featured productions were works by Tony Morphett, Pat Flower, and John Warwick.

Background

The series was the idea of producer David Goddard.[2]

Series one ran from April 1966[3] to early November 1966.

It won a 1967 Logie for Contribution to the Industry.[4][5]

The budget tripled for the second series.[6] However it ran for a shorter time.

Episodes

Season 1

Season 2

  • Ep 1 - A Touch of Gold w: Gwenda Painter (July 1967)
  • Ep 2 - Slow Poison w: Allan Trevor
  • Ep 3 - Casualty w: John Croyston
  • Ep 4 - Keep It Clean w: E.R. Thomas
  • Ep 5 - The Attack Australia
  • Ep 6 - Enough to Make a Pair of Sailor's Trousers w: Barbara Vernon
  • Ep 7 - The Brass Guitar w: Oriel Gray
  • Ep 8 - John Forrester Awaits the Light w: Michael Boddy
  • Ep 9 - The Heat's On w: Pat Flower
  • Ep 10 - On the Hop w: Michael Laurence
  • Ep 11 - 'All Fall Down w: Michael Boddy
  • Ep 12 - Breakdown w: Michael Boddy
  • Ep 13 - The Five Sided Triangle, or One Too Many w: Brian Faull

See also

Category:Australian Playhouse episodes

References

  1. "ABC-TV plays". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). ACT: National Library of Australia. 29 September 1965. p. 23. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  2. Article in The Age on the origin of the show
  3. Article on first show The Age
  4. 1967 Logie Award Winners
  5. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19670608&id=WNRYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Y5MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5641,1309134&hl=en
  6. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19670612&id=W9RYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Y5MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4099,1980161&hl=en
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