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'''''Dark Brown''''' is a 1963 Australian TV play. It was based on a British play that had been [[Dark Brown|filmed by the ABC in 1957]]. |
'''''Dark Brown''''' is a 1963 Australian TV play. It was based on a British play that had been [[Dark Brown|filmed by the ABC in 1957]]. |
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| ⚫ | It was the second live drama recorded at the ABC in [[Brisbane]], after ''[[Vacancy in Vaughan Street]]''. It was shot at the ABC's studios in [[Toowong]].<ref name="times">{{cite magazine|magazine=TV Times|title=Careful with the aspidistra|date=6 November 1963|page=6}}</ref> Australian drama was very rare at the time, and mostly made in Sydney and Melbourne.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/60-australian-tv-plays-1950s-60s/|magazine=Filmink|title=60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & ‘60s|date=February 18, 2019}}</ref> |
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==Plot== |
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In 1880, Jenny Brown worries about the trips her tobacconist husband Arthur is making to Eastborne to visit his ailing aunt. There are also a series of unsolved murders. The aunt, Mrs Persephelous, visits Jenny. |
In 1880, Jenny Brown worries about the trips her tobacconist husband Arthur is making to Eastborne to visit his ailing aunt. There are also a series of unsolved murders. The aunt, Mrs Persephelous, visits Jenny. |
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| Dark Brown | |
|---|---|
| Genre | thriller |
| Based on | play by Philip Johnson |
| Directed by | Bob Cubbage Wilf Buckler |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 mins |
| Production company | ABC |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 1963 |
Dark Brown is a 1963 Australian TV play. It was based on a British play that had been filmed by the ABC in 1957.
It was the second live drama recorded at the ABC in Brisbane, after Vacancy in Vaughan Street. It was shot at the ABC's studios in Toowong.[1] Australian drama was very rare at the time, and mostly made in Sydney and Melbourne.[2]
Plot
In 1880, Jenny Brown worries about the trips her tobacconist husband Arthur is making to Eastborne to visit his ailing aunt. There are also a series of unsolved murders. The aunt, Mrs Persephelous, visits Jenny.
Cast
- Barbara Wheelton as Jenny Brown
- Ray Dunlop as Arthur Brown
- Babette Stephens as Mrs Persephelous
- Betty Ross as shop clerk Miss Tasker
- Gwen Wheeler as Mrs Collins, Jenny's mother
- Beverly Bates as cousin Bella
- Glen Stirratt as Bella's finance Fred
Production
The sets were designed by Bernard Hides and Bill Collyer. They had to recreate the parlour at the back of Arthur's shop and decided to add the shop as well ti give the set better dimensions and to open out the play from its stage origins. The tobacco used was made of peat moss.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Careful with the aspidistra". TV Times. 6 November 1963. p. 6.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (February 18, 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
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