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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox television episode
| name = How Do You Spell Two?
| title = How Do You Spell Matrimony?
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| writer = [[Colin Free]]
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| airdate =14 July 1965
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| length = 45 mins
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'''''How Do You Spell Matrimony?''''' is a 1965 Australian TV play by Colin Free. It appeared on a double bill as part of ''[[Wednesday Theatre]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article105760489 |title=WEDNESDAY |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=39, |issue=11,205 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=12 July 1965 |accessdate=20 March 2017 |page=16 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
'''''How Do You Spell Matrimony?''''' is a 1965 Australian TV play by Colin Free. It appeared on a double bill as part of ''[[Wednesday Theatre]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article105760489 |title=WEDNESDAY |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=39, |issue=11,205 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=12 July 1965 |accessdate=20 March 2017 |page=16 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>


It aired at a time when original Australian drama was extremely rare.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article106938457 |title=TELEVISION New on screen |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=41, |issue=11,496 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=30 September 1966 |accessdate=19 March 2017 |page=15 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
It aired at a time when original Australian drama was extremely rare.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article106938457 |title=TELEVISION New on screen |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=41, |issue=11,496 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=30 September 1966 |accessdate=19 March 2017 |page=15 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

It was based on a radio play which had been performed in 1962.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article104921846 |title=AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING COMMISSION 2CY 2CN |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=36, |issue=10,139 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=2 February 1962 |accessdate=22 February 2019 |page=15 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref>


The play was later adapted for radio as "A Walk Among the Wheeneys".<ref>{{cite news|title=Country fun with a bitter flavor|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=1 March 1966|page=12}}</ref>
The play was later adapted for radio as "A Walk Among the Wheeneys".<ref>{{cite news|title=Country fun with a bitter flavor|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=1 March 1966|page=12}}</ref>
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==Plot==
==Plot==
Two brothers, one of whom decides to find a wife by correspondence. The lady turns up, but isn't quite what the two inexperienced brothers expect.
Two brothers try to find a wife.
==''Nice 'n' Juicy''=
The show led to a TV series ''Nice n Juicy'' which ran for 13 episodes.<ref name="age">{{cite news|title= ABC Drops Yearly Serial Idea–But Retains Continuing Characters |newspaper=The Age|date= 24 February 1966 |page= 12}}</ref>


===Premise===
In the New South Wales town of Wyvern Creek, two brothers run a citrus orchard, Jack and Mort Hamlin. The elder brother, Jack, is conservative and wishes to develop the old family property. Mort wants to sell up and move to Sydney. However the property is subject to a double mortgage.
===Cast===
*John Ewart
*[[Carmen Duncan]]
*Willie Fennell
*Gwen Plumb
*Stuart Finch
===Background===
The series was commissioned by Drew Goddard of the ABC. They intended to make another regular series, ''Marcellus Jones'', based on script by [[Pat Flower]] but that appears to have not been filmed.<ref name="age"/>
===Episodes===
1."A Couple of Sorts"<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article106938887 |title=THURSDAY |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=41, |issue=11,498 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=3 October 1966 |accessdate=22 February 2019 |page=15 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref>
==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0437025/ ''Nice n Juicy''] at [[IMDB]]
*[http://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/7120098 ''How Do You Spell Matrimony?''] at [[Austlit]]
*[http://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/7120098 ''How Do You Spell Matrimony?''] at [[Austlit]]

[[Category:Australian television plays]]
[[Category:Australian television plays]]
[[Category:Australian films]]
[[Category:Australian films]]

Revision as of 03:10, 22 February 2019

"How Do You Spell Matrimony?"
Wednesday Theatre episode
Episode no.Season 1
Episode 28
Teleplay byColin Free
Original air date14 July 1965
Running time45 mins
List of episodes

How Do You Spell Matrimony? is a 1965 Australian TV play by Colin Free. It appeared on a double bill as part of Wednesday Theatre.[1]

It aired at a time when original Australian drama was extremely rare.[2]

It was based on a radio play which had been performed in 1962.[3]

The play was later adapted for radio as "A Walk Among the Wheeneys".[4]

Free also developed it into a TV series Nice'n'Juicy (1966–67) starring John Ewart.[5][6]

Plot

Two brothers, one of whom decides to find a wife by correspondence. The lady turns up, but isn't quite what the two inexperienced brothers expect.

=Nice 'n' Juicy

The show led to a TV series Nice n Juicy which ran for 13 episodes.[7]

Premise

In the New South Wales town of Wyvern Creek, two brothers run a citrus orchard, Jack and Mort Hamlin. The elder brother, Jack, is conservative and wishes to develop the old family property. Mort wants to sell up and move to Sydney. However the property is subject to a double mortgage.

Cast

Background

The series was commissioned by Drew Goddard of the ABC. They intended to make another regular series, Marcellus Jones, based on script by Pat Flower but that appears to have not been filmed.[7]

Episodes

1."A Couple of Sorts"[8]

References

  1. ^ "WEDNESDAY". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, , no. 11, 205. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 12 July 1965. p. 16. Retrieved 20 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  2. ^ "TELEVISION New on screen". The Canberra Times. Vol. 41, , no. 11, 496. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 30 September 1966. p. 15. Retrieved 19 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  3. ^ "AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING COMMISSION 2CY 2CN". The Canberra Times. Vol. 36, , no. 10, 139. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 2 February 1962. p. 15. Retrieved 22 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  4. ^ "Country fun with a bitter flavor". Sydney Morning Herald. 1 March 1966. p. 12.
  5. ^ "Just how free is Mrs Jones". Sydney Morning Herald. 23 September 1966. p. 11.
  6. ^ "Nice n Juicy". Classic Australian TV.
  7. ^ a b "ABC Drops Yearly Serial Idea–But Retains Continuing Characters". The Age. 24 February 1966. p. 12.
  8. ^ "THURSDAY". The Canberra Times. Vol. 41, , no. 11, 498. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 3 October 1966. p. 15. Retrieved 22 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)

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