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A search of their website shows that the National Archives of Australia hold a copy of this program, with running time listing as 1:14:31. |
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Revision as of 02:13, 16 January 2020
| "The Big Killing" | |
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| Wednesday Theatre episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 16 |
| Directed by | James Upshaw |
| Original air date | 21 April 1965 |
| Running time | 70 mins[1] |
The Big Killing is a 1965 Australian television film which aired on ABC. A murder drama aired in a 70-minute time-slot, it was produced in ABC's Sydney studios.[2] Producer was James Upshaw, whose previous works had included variety series The Lorrae Desmond Show.[3]
The drama was set in Sydney.
It aired as part of Wednesday Theatre. Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[4]
A search of their website shows that the National Archives of Australia hold a copy of this program, with running time listing as 1:14:31.
Cast
- Roger Climpson as Peter Ashbury
- June Thody
- Nigel Lovell
- Benita Harvey
- Ron Haddrick
- Stewart Ginn
- Betty Dyson
- Tommy Dysart
Reception
The Canberra Times called the script "two steps backward" and said that "unfortunately the producer James Upshaw who is capable of better, much better things, seemed to have taken his cue from the script rather than the high-powered talent he wastefully cast".
See also
References
- ^ "WEDNESDAY". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, no. 11, 133. 19 April 1965. p. 15. Retrieved 20 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131768020
- ^ "Wednesday theatre". The Canberra Times. 20 April 1965. p. 13. Retrieved 25 July 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
External links
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