The Third Witness

The Third Witness is a 1966 television play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was part of Wednesday Theatre. Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[5]

"The Third Witness"
Wednesday Theatre episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 34
Directed byPatrick Barton
Teleplay byRon Callander
Original air date17 August 1966 (Melbourne)[1]
24 August 1966 (Sydney)[2]
Running time55 minutes.[3][4]

Plot

The story was built around the military occupation of an uneasy middle east country and a modern version of the Resurrection. Private Gregory is a soldier in an army of occupation who us caught up when local events when a seer who caused a clash is executed and his body vanishes.

Cast
  • Brian James
  • Frank Rich
  • David Turnbull as Private Gregory
  • Raymond Westwell
  • Brian Hannnn
  • David Telford
  • Alan Tobian

Production

It was shot in Melbourne.[6]

Reception

The Age said it was "another of those uninhibited attempts to tell the gospel story in terms of 20th century events and people" like BBC's Golgotha and CBCs's Open Grave adding "by way of comparison the ABC's feature more than held its own."[7]

See also
  • List of television plays broadcast on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1960s)

References
  1. "Television". The Age. 17 August 1966. p. 14.
  2. "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 22 August 1966. p. 17.
  3. "WEDNESDAY". The Canberra Times. 40 (11, 463). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 22 August 1966. p. 14. Retrieved 22 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "CHESS TELEVISION". The Canberra Times. 40 (11, 465). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 24 August 1966. p. 21. Retrieved 22 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  6. "TV Guide". The Age. 11 August 1966. p. 35.
  7. Monitor (27 August 1966). "Television". The Age. p. 23.


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