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| title = The Queen's Bishop |
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| series = [[Wednesday Theatre]] |
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| season = 4 |
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| director = [[John Croyston]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Replacements for a Queen - drama|newspaper=The Age|date=21 November 1968|page=29}}</ref> |
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|based_on = play by Joan Baldwin |
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| airdate = 27 November 1968<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/122125291/?terms=%22queen%27s%2Bbishop%22|newspaper=The Age|date=21 November 1968|title=TV Guide|page=39}}</ref> |
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| length = 60 mins |
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| prev = ''The Gambler'' Part 2 |
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| next =[[Cobwebs in Concrete]]'' |
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According to a TV Guide listing, the play is "about a family and their relationships to one another".<ref>{{cite news|date=25 November 1968|page=20|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|title=TV Guide}}</ref> |
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It was followed by ''[[Cobwebs in Concrete]]''.<ref>{{cite news|date=17 November 1968|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|page=58|title=The Scorpios Who Shine}}</ref> |
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==Premise== |
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Lady Simpson was the pivot around which her family revolved. Then she died, and the family collapses into a battle for leadership which threaten to tear the family apart. Sir Leonard Simpson tries to replace his lost Queen (Lady Simpson) with his secretary. The rest of the family rallies under the leadership of its Queen, Pauline, the wife of Sir Leonard's eldest son, Bede, to keep out the secretary, who they feel is an outsider.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 November 1968|page=29|newspaper=The Age|title=Replacement for a Queen - drama|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/122118182/?terms=%22queen%27s%2Bbishop%22}}</ref> |
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Lady Simpson dies. |
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==Cast== |
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*Eve Wyn as Lady Simpson |
*Eve Wyn as Lady Simpson |
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*Sheila Kennelly |
*Sheila Kennelly |
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*[[Helen Morse]] |
*[[Helen Morse]] |
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==Production== |
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The show was shot in Sydney.<ref>{{cite news|date=27 November 1968|page=6|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|title=Clips|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/120569613/?terms=%22queen%27s%2Bbishop%22}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 03:53, 12 July 2020
| "The Queen's Bishop" | |
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| Wednesday Theatre episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 4 |
| Directed by | John Croyston[1] |
| Based on | play by Joan Baldwin |
| Original air date | 27 November 1968[2] |
| Running time | 60 mins |
The Queen's Bishop is an Australian TV play. It aired on the ABC as part of Wednesday Theatre.[3]
According to a TV Guide listing, the play is "about a family and their relationships to one another".[4]
Premise
Lady Simpson was the pivot around which her family revolved. Then she died, and the family collapses into a battle for leadership which threaten to tear the family apart. Sir Leonard Simpson tries to replace his lost Queen (Lady Simpson) with his secretary. The rest of the family rallies under the leadership of its Queen, Pauline, the wife of Sir Leonard's eldest son, Bede, to keep out the secretary, who they feel is an outsider.[5]
Cast
- Eve Wyn as Lady Simpson
- John Warwick as Sir Leonard Simpson
- Kay Taylor as his secretary
- Betty Lucas as Queen Pauline
- Ron Graham as Bede Simpson
- Martha Goddard
- Marion Johns
- Sheila Kennelly
- Helen Morse
Production
The show was shot in Sydney.[6]
References
- ^ "Replacements for a Queen - drama". The Age. 21 November 1968. p. 29.
- ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 21 November 1968. p. 39.
- ^ "The Scorpios Who Shine". Sydney Morning Herald. 17 November 1968. p. 58.
- ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 25 November 1968. p. 20.
- ^ "Replacement for a Queen - drama". The Age. 21 November 1968. p. 29.
- ^ "Clips". Sydney Morning Herald. 27 November 1968. p. 6.
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