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'''''The Late Edwina Black''''' is a 1964 Australian television play. It was based on a play by William Morum and William Dinner which had been filmed numerous times before. It was adapted by [[Noel Robinson (writer)|Noel Robinson]].
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| released = 23 September 1964 (Melbourne)<br>16 September 1964 (Sydney) <ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|title=TV Guide|date=14 September 1964|page=27|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/123808255/?terms=%22late%2Bedwina%2Bblack%22}}</ref>


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It aired on the ABC in Melbourne on 23 September 1964 and in Sydney on 16 September 1964. It was filmed in Sydney.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OkBVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1ZQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2620%2C3154178|date=17 September 1964|title=Original Dress for Period play|page=17}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|title=TV Guide|date=14 September 1964|page=27}}</ref>
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'''''The Late Edwina Black''''' is a 1964 Australian television play. It was based on a play by William Morum and William Dinner which had been filmed numerous times before. It was adapted by [[Noel Robinson (writer)|Noel Robinson]].


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It was filmed in Sydney.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OkBVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1ZQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2620%2C3154178|date=17 September 1964|title=Original Dress for Period play|page=17}}</ref>
==Plot==
==Plot==
At Amberwood, a country estate not far from London, Edwina Black has been murdered with arsenic. Several people could be suspects including her husband Gregory, his spinster lover Linda, and elderly housekeeper Ellen. Inspector Grey investigates.
At Amberwood, a country estate not far from London, Edwina Black has been murdered with arsenic and lies in a coffin. Several people could be suspects including her husband Gregory, his spinster lover Linda, and elderly housekeeper Ellen. Inspector Grey investigates. The love between Linda and Gregory explodes into tension.


==Cast==
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==Production==
==Production==
The play had been performed numerous times on stage in Australia and had been adapted for radio on several occasions, most recently in 1960.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article137121339 |title=Advertising |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=34, |issue=9,679 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=13 August 1960 |accessdate=31 August 2020 |page=15 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref> The play had also been turned into a British film in 1951.
ABC designer Jack Montgomery found two 70 year old dresses in a house in Ashfield.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=7 September 1964|page=14|title=Dresses for the Parts}}</ref>


ABC designer Jack Montgomery found two 70 year old dresses in a house in Ashfield.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=7 September 1964|page=14|title=Dresses for the Parts|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/123806501/?terms=%22late%2Bedwina%2Bblack%22}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131749129 |title=Victorian costumes find |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=39, |issue=10,952 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=16 September 1964 |accessdate=31 August 2020 |page=25 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref>
==Reception==
The ''Canberra Times'' said "everyone involved was at the peak of their form, from the anonymous member of the Drama department responsible for selecting such a completely worthless and unimportant murder mystery, up to the producer, designer and splendid cast who were able to make of it an enjoyable, if thoroughly unmemorable, hour of viewing."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131749419 |title=The die now pay later way |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=39, |issue=10,954 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=18 September 1964 |accessdate=31 August 2020 |page=15 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref>
==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 04:24, 31 August 2020

The Late Edwina Black
Genremystery
Based onplay by William Morum and William Dinner
Written byNoel Robinson
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time60 mins
Production companyABC
Original release
NetworkABC
Release23 September 1964 (Melbourne)
16 September 1964 (Sydney) [1]

The Late Edwina Black is a 1964 Australian television play. It was based on a play by William Morum and William Dinner which had been filmed numerous times before. It was adapted by Noel Robinson.

It was filmed in Sydney.[2]

Plot

At Amberwood, a country estate not far from London, Edwina Black has been murdered with arsenic and lies in a coffin. Several people could be suspects including her husband Gregory, his spinster lover Linda, and elderly housekeeper Ellen. Inspector Grey investigates. The love between Linda and Gregory explodes into tension.

Cast

  • Anne Haddy as Linda Graham
  • Ron Haddrick as Gregory Black
  • Ethel Gabriel as Ellen,
  • John Grey as Inspector Martin of Scotland Yard

Production

The play had been performed numerous times on stage in Australia and had been adapted for radio on several occasions, most recently in 1960.[3] The play had also been turned into a British film in 1951.

ABC designer Jack Montgomery found two 70 year old dresses in a house in Ashfield.[4][5]

Reception

The Canberra Times said "everyone involved was at the peak of their form, from the anonymous member of the Drama department responsible for selecting such a completely worthless and unimportant murder mystery, up to the producer, designer and splendid cast who were able to make of it an enjoyable, if thoroughly unmemorable, hour of viewing."[6]

References

  1. ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 14 September 1964. p. 27.
  2. ^ "Original Dress for Period play". The Age. 17 September 1964. p. 17.
  3. ^ "Advertising". The Canberra Times. Vol. 34, , no. 9, 679. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 13 August 1960. p. 15. Retrieved 31 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  4. ^ "Dresses for the Parts". Sydney Morning Herald. 7 September 1964. p. 14.
  5. ^ "Victorian costumes find". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, , no. 10, 952. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 16 September 1964. p. 25. Retrieved 31 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  6. ^ "The die now pay later way". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, , no. 10, 954. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 18 September 1964. p. 15. Retrieved 31 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)

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