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It was one of four productions Cotes made in Australia, the others being ''Long Distance'', ''Suspect'', and ''Candida''. He said he would have made more but for the credit freeze.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|title=Credit Squeeze Hits Plans for Drama|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=MDQ-9Oe3GGUC&dat=19610720&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|date=20 July 1961|page=11}}</ref> Cotes made it a year before it aired.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=MDQ-9Oe3GGUC&dat=19610824&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|title=Plays Not Shown But Mission Completed|date=August 24, 1961|page=13}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|title=Peter Cotes Drama Out of Storage|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MbJVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G6wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7021%2C4687140|date=31 May 1962|page=8}}</ref> |
It was one of four productions Cotes made in Australia in 1971, the others being ''Long Distance'', ''Suspect'', and ''Candida''. He said he would have made more but for the credit freeze.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|title=Credit Squeeze Hits Plans for Drama|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=MDQ-9Oe3GGUC&dat=19610720&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|date=20 July 1961|page=11}}</ref> Cotes made it a year before it aired.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=MDQ-9Oe3GGUC&dat=19610824&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|title=Plays Not Shown But Mission Completed|date=August 24, 1961|page=13}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|title=Peter Cotes Drama Out of Storage|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MbJVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G6wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7021%2C4687140|date=31 May 1962|page=8}}</ref> |
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The first production was ''Long Distance'' which was filmed on 18 May 1961. ''Shadow of the Vine'' was the second play produced by Cotes.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|date=25 May 1961|page=23|title=Untitled|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/121998483/?terms=%22shadow%2Bof%2Bthe%2Bvine%22}}</ref> It ran for 90 minutes.<ref name="ran">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/121972865/?terms=%22shadow%2Bof%2Bthe%2Bvine%22|newspaper=The Age|date=4 May 1961|page=23|title=First Peter Cotes HSV-7 Production Has a Cast of 15}}</ref> |
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The show was recorded live on 8 June 1961.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|date=1 June 1961|page=23|title=Teletopics|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/121923682/?terms=%22shadow%2Bof%2Bthe%2Bvine%22}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:18, 8 September 2020
| "Shadow of the Vine" | |
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| The General Motors Hour episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 5 |
| Teleplay by | Beverley Nichols |
| Produced by | Peter Cotes |
| Original air dates | 7 October 1962 (Sydney, Melbourne) 3 June 1962 (Brisbane, Adelaide) [1] |
| Running time | 90 mins[2] |
Shadow of the Vine is a 1962 Australian television play adapted from a 1949 play by Beverly Nichols.[3][4]
It was originally made for HSV-7 then presented as part of the General Motors Hour It was produced by Peter Cotes, who had made Long Distance. [5]
Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[6]
Plot
Mark Heath is a once brilliant lawyer who has become an alcoholic, affecting his two sons. Only his wife Lilian remains loyal.
Cast
- W Edward Hodge as Mark Heath
- Sophie Stewart as Lilian Heath
- Mark Kelly as one son
- Edward Brayshaw as anoter son
- Bettina Welch as fiancee of one of the sons
- Ellis Irving
- Lorna Forbes
- Carole Potter
Production
It was one of four productions Cotes made in Australia in 1971, the others being Long Distance, Suspect, and Candida. He said he would have made more but for the credit freeze.[7] Cotes made it a year before it aired.[8][9]
The first production was Long Distance which was filmed on 18 May 1961. Shadow of the Vine was the second play produced by Cotes.[10] It ran for 90 minutes.[11]
The show was recorded live on 8 June 1961.[12]
References
- ^ "Television for 1962" (PDF). GMH People. May 1962. p. 7.
- ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 6 October 1962. p. 7.
- ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 5 October 1962. p. 5.
- ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 4 October 1962. p. 32.
- ^ "Peter Cotes Drama Out of Storage". The Age. 31 May 1962. p. 8.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ^ "Credit Squeeze Hits Plans for Drama". The Age. 20 July 1961. p. 11.
- ^ "Plays Not Shown But Mission Completed". The Age. 24 August 1961. p. 13.
- ^ "Peter Cotes Drama Out of Storage". The Age. 31 May 1962. p. 8.
- ^ "Untitled". The Age. 25 May 1961. p. 23.
- ^ "First Peter Cotes HSV-7 Production Has a Cast of 15". The Age. 4 May 1961. p. 23.
- ^ "Teletopics". The Age. 1 June 1961. p. 23.
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