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| first_aired = 1957
| first_aired = 9 September 1957
| last_aired = 13 August 1958
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* “The Robert Wood Trial” (4/9/57) <ref name="wood">{{cite news|title=TV Guide|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wkBVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4JQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3527%2C447235|newspaper=The Age|date=3 October 1957|page=13}}</ref>
* “The Robert Wood Trial” (4/9/57) <ref name="wood">{{cite news|title=TV Guide|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wkBVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4JQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3527%2C447235|newspaper=The Age|date=3 October 1957|page=13}}</ref>
* “The [[William Herbert Wallace|Wallace]] Case” (20/11/57) <ref name="wallace"/>
* “The [[William Herbert Wallace|Wallace]] Case” (20/11/57) <ref name="wallace"/>
* “The [[Francis Rattenbury|Rattenbury]] Case” (18/6/58) <ref>https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RDBVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7pQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6856%2C1734527</ref>
* “The [[Francis Rattenbury|Rattenbury]] Case” (18/6/58) <ref name="rattenbury">{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RDBVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7pQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6856%2C1734527|date=13 June 1959|page=13|title=Exacting first TV role for Patricia Kennedy}}</ref>
* “The Trial Of [[Madeleine Smith]]” (13/8/58) <ref>https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qHdWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8OQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1959%2C2892341</ref>
* “The Trial Of [[Madeleine Smith]]” (13/8/58) <ref>https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qHdWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8OQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1959%2C2892341</ref>


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=="The Wallace Case"==
=="The Wallace Case"==

===Plot===
===Plot===
In 1931, [[William Herbert Wallace]] is accused of murdering his wife.
In 1931, [[William Herbert Wallace]] is accused of murdering his wife.
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=="The Rattenbury Case"==
=="The Rattenbury Case"==
This episode aired on 8 June 1958.
This episode aired on 18 June 1958 and was directed by Will Sterling.

The episode ''The Rattenbury Case'' may be held by the [[National Archives of Australia]] (per a search of their website).
The episode ''The Rattenbury Case'' may be held by the [[National Archives of Australia]] (per a search of their website).
===Plot===
===Plot===
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===Cast===
===Cast===
*Patricia Kennedy as Mrs Rattenbury
*Patricia Kennedy as Mrs Rattenbury
*Edward Brayshaw as Stone
*Edward Brayshaw as Stoner
*John Morgan
*John Morgan
*Neil Fitzpatrick
*Neil Fitzpatrick
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*Wyn Roberts
*Wyn Roberts
*Nevil Thurgood
*Nevil Thurgood
===Production===

The show was shot live in Melbourne. It was the first TV performance from experienced actor Patricia Kennedy.<ref name="rattenbury"/>
=="The Trial of Madeleine Smith"==
=="The Trial of Madeleine Smith"==
===Plot===
===Plot===

Revision as of 12:41, 11 March 2017

Killer in Close-Up
GenreAnthology
Written byGeorge F. Kerr
Directed byChristopher Muir
William Sterling
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companyABC
Original release
NetworkABC
Release9 September 1957 –
13 August 1958

Killer in Close-Up was a blanket title covering four live television drama plays produced by the Australian Broadcasting Commission in 1957 and 1958. It could be seen as the first anthology series produced for Australian television.

Production of the plays was split equally between the Melbourne and Sydney ABC stations, with the first and fourth being produced in Sydney, the second and third in Melbourne. Each ran for 25 minutes. The plays were produced by Christopher Muir and Will Sterling.

The drama plays were based on real-life cases, dramatised for television by George F. Kerr. They were, in order:

In Melbourne, the play aired against Chesebrough-Ponds Playhouse on HSV-7 (which consisted selections from US anthology series) and Douglas Fairbanks Theatre (aka Douglas Fairbanks Jr Presents, a British-American anthology production) on GTV-9, and was broadcast at 8:30PM.[5] In effect, viewers had a choice of three different half-hour self-contained dramas during that night.

"The Robert Wood Trial"

Plot

Based on the 1907 Camden Town Murder, where Robert Wood was tried for the murder of a prostitute but got off.

Cast

  • Brian Anderson
  • Leonard Bullen

Production

The first play used nine sets and twelve actors. The Sydney Morning Herald said its goal was "to show new techniques in Australian TV production and acting."[6]

It was broadcast "live" from Sydney, recorded and shown in Melbourne on 4 October 1957.[1]

"The Wallace Case"

Plot

In 1931, William Herbert Wallace is accused of murdering his wife.

Cast

  • Laurier Lange (aka Laurie Lange) as William Wallace
  • Noel Howlett as the judge
  • Brian James as the prosecutor
  • Norman Griffiths as the defence counsel
  • John Morgan
  • Robert Stevens
  • Campbell Copelin

Production

The Wallace Case was directed by Christopher Muir in Melbourne. It was broadcast live on 20 November 1957. Muir used close ups extensively to build tension. George F. Kerr came down from Sydney to help with the production and acted asa narrator.[2]

"The Rattenbury Case"

This episode aired on 18 June 1958 and was directed by Will Sterling.

The episode The Rattenbury Case may be held by the National Archives of Australia (per a search of their website).

Plot

Francis Rattenbury, a famous architest, is murdered.

Cast

  • Patricia Kennedy as Mrs Rattenbury
  • Edward Brayshaw as Stoner
  • John Morgan
  • Neil Fitzpatrick
  • James Haggart
  • Bettine Kauffmann
  • Laurie Lange
  • Brian Moll
  • Wyn Roberts
  • Nevil Thurgood

Production

The show was shot live in Melbourne. It was the first TV performance from experienced actor Patricia Kennedy.[3]

"The Trial of Madeleine Smith"

Plot

In 1857 Glasgow, a girl is tried for the murder of her lover. From the first meeting between the lovers to the final verdict in Edinburgh Court.

Cast

  • Janette Craig as Madeleine Smith
  • Owen Weingott as Emile L'Angelier
  • Berys Marsh
  • Keith Jarvis
  • Gordon Glenwright
  • Keith Buckley
  • Mayne Lyondon
  • Edward Smith
  • Royston Marcus

Production

The play was broadcast "live" from Sydney.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "TV Guide". The Age. 3 October 1957. p. 13.
  2. ^ a b ""Live" Drama written for TV medium". Sydney Morning Herald. 14 November 1957. p. 12.
  3. ^ a b "Exacting first TV role for Patricia Kennedy". The Age. 13 June 1959. p. 13.
  4. ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qHdWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8OQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1959%2C2892341
  5. ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pFBVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i5UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3754%2C2147541
  6. ^ "Television news". Sydney Morning Herald. 28 August 1957. p. 6.
  7. ^ "Play based on trial". Sydney Morning Herald. 11 August 1958. p. 11.

External links

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