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| released = 21 October 1964 (Sydney)<br>4 November 1964 (Melbourne)<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|date=29 October 1964|title=On the Way Up|page=31|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/122095916/?terms=%22henri%2Bsafran%22}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=TV Guide|newspaper=The Age|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/122095804/?terms=%22henri%2Bsafran%22|date=29 October 1964||page=26}}</ref>
| released = 21 October 1964 (Sydney)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/123868552/?terms=%22a%20local%20boy%22&match=1|date=12 October 1964|page=13|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|title=John Meillon to star}}</ref><br>4 November 1964 (Melbourne)<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|date=29 October 1964|title=On the Way Up|page=31|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/122095916/?terms=%22henri%2Bsafran%22}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=TV Guide|newspaper=The Age|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/122095804/?terms=%22henri%2Bsafran%22|date=29 October 1964||page=26}}</ref><br>10 November 1965 (Brisbane)<ref name="times">{{cite magazine|magazine=TV Times|title=Near Nude Scene in ABC Play|date=3 November 1965|page=3}}</ref>
| runtime = 60 mins<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=TV Guide|date=19 October 1964|page=15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/123870900/?terms=%22a%20local%20boy%22&match=1}}</ref>
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| country = Australia
| country = Australia
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'''''A Local Boy''''' is a 1964 Australian TV play produced in ABC's Gore Hill Studios in Sydney.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131755420 |title=MONDAY |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=19 October 1964 |access-date=23 January 2020 |page=18 |via=Trove }}</ref>
'''''A Local Boy''''' is a 1964 Australian TV play produced in ABC's Gore Hill Studios in Sydney.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131755420 |title=MONDAY |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=19 October 1964 |access-date=23 January 2020 |page=18 |via=Trove }}</ref> Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.<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>

Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.<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>


The play featured reportedly the first near-nude scene on Australian television.<ref name="times"/>
==Plot==
==Plot==
In Wales a barrister, David Owen, attempts to become a member of Parliament. He comes up against the older member, Evan Lloyd.
In Wales a barrister, David Owen, attempts to become a member of Parliament. He comes up against the older member, Evan Lloyd.
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==Production==
==Production==
It was Meillon's first television play since he returned from England after five years to appear in ''[[Rattle of a Simple Man]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131755901 |title=Dramas political setting |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=21 October 1964 |access-date=23 January 2020 |page=23 |via=Trove }}</ref> He went on to appear in ''[[The Recruiting Officer]]'' for the ABC soon afterwards.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47470386 |title=Convicts acted comedy in 1789 |newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] |location=Australia, Australia |date=23 December 1964 |access-date=23 January 2020 |page=18 |via=Trove }}</ref>
It was Meillon's first television play since he returned from England after five years to appear in ''[[Rattle of a Simple Man]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131755901 |title=Dramas political setting |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=21 October 1964 |access-date=23 January 2020 |page=23 |via=Trove }}</ref> He went on to appear in ''[[The Recruiting Officer]]'' for the ABC soon afterwards.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47470386 |title=Convicts acted comedy in 1789 |newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] |location=Australia, Australia |date=23 December 1964 |access-date=23 January 2020 |page=18 |via=Trove }}</ref> Thoday was an Adelaide actor who had returned to Australia after five years in England.<ref name="times"/>


The near-nude scene came when the character of Prue Owen tried to entice her husband back into bed. The camera focused on her bare back for a few seconds. "The scene is not designed for sensationalism," said director Henri Safran. "It wasn't put in there to shock the public. It is a very delicate scene and was handled tastefully. The play called for the scene and it was handled tastefully."<ref name="times"/>

"The scene was very well handled," said Thody. "There was nothing ansty about it."<ref name="times"/>
==Reception==
==Reception==
The ''Australian Woman's Weekly'' said they were "pleasantly surprised" by the quality.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article55472190 |title=EMDEN DRAMA RE-ENACTED |newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] |location=Australia, Australia |date=4 November 1964 |access-date=23 January 2020 |page=15 |via=Trove }}</ref> The ''Canberra Times'' said "it was such a surprise this week lo see a locally produced play that was worthy of the talents of the cast that I can not remember when it last happened."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131756617 |title=Local Boy makes good television |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=23 October 1964 |access-date=23 January 2020 |page=15 |via=Trove }}</ref>
The ''Australian Woman's Weekly'' said they were "pleasantly surprised" by the quality.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article55472190 |title=EMDEN DRAMA RE-ENACTED |newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] |location=Australia, Australia |date=4 November 1964 |access-date=23 January 2020 |page=15 |via=Trove }}</ref>
The ''Canberra Times'' said "it was such a surprise this week to see a locally produced play that was worthy of the talents of the cast that I can not remember when it last happened."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131756617 |title=Local Boy makes good television |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=23 October 1964 |access-date=23 January 2020 |page=15 |via=Trove }}</ref>


The ''Sydney Morning Herald'' said it was made with "outstandingly high polish". <ref>{{Cite news|date=22 October 1964|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/123871363/?terms=%22a%20local%20boy%22&match=1|title='A Local Boy' on ABN 2|page=9}}</ref>
==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of television plays broadcast on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1960s)]]
*[[List of television plays broadcast on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1960s)]]

Revision as of 13:58, 14 October 2020

A Local Boy
Directed byHenri Safran
Written byAlun Owen[1]
StarringJohn Meillon
Distributed byABC
Release dates
21 October 1964 (Sydney)[2]
4 November 1964 (Melbourne)[3][4]
10 November 1965 (Brisbane)[5]
Running time
60 mins[6]
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

A Local Boy is a 1964 Australian TV play produced in ABC's Gore Hill Studios in Sydney.[7] Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[8]

The play featured reportedly the first near-nude scene on Australian television.[5]

Plot

In Wales a barrister, David Owen, attempts to become a member of Parliament. He comes up against the older member, Evan Lloyd.

Cast

  • John Meillon as David Owen[9]
  • June Thody as Prue Owen
  • John Grey as Albert, the barman
  • John Huson as Gerran Jones, a political agent
  • Tom Farley as Evan Lloyd
  • Ethel Lang as Mrs. Williams.

Production

It was Meillon's first television play since he returned from England after five years to appear in Rattle of a Simple Man.[10] He went on to appear in The Recruiting Officer for the ABC soon afterwards.[11] Thoday was an Adelaide actor who had returned to Australia after five years in England.[5]

The near-nude scene came when the character of Prue Owen tried to entice her husband back into bed. The camera focused on her bare back for a few seconds. "The scene is not designed for sensationalism," said director Henri Safran. "It wasn't put in there to shock the public. It is a very delicate scene and was handled tastefully. The play called for the scene and it was handled tastefully."[5]

"The scene was very well handled," said Thody. "There was nothing ansty about it."[5]

Reception

The Australian Woman's Weekly said they were "pleasantly surprised" by the quality.[12]

The Canberra Times said "it was such a surprise this week to see a locally produced play that was worthy of the talents of the cast that I can not remember when it last happened."[13]

The Sydney Morning Herald said it was made with "outstandingly high polish". [14]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pre-selection battle on radio". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 31 July 1964. p. 9. Retrieved 23 January 2020 – via Trove.
  2. ^ "John Meillon to star". Sydney Morning Herald. 12 October 1964. p. 13.
  3. ^ "On the Way Up". The Age. 29 October 1964. p. 31.
  4. ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 29 October 1964. p. 26. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  5. ^ a b c d e "Near Nude Scene in ABC Play". TV Times. 3 November 1965. p. 3.
  6. ^ TV Guide. 19 October 1964. p. 15 https://www.newspapers.com/image/123870900/?terms=%22a%20local%20boy%22&match=1. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ "MONDAY". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 19 October 1964. p. 18. Retrieved 23 January 2020 – via Trove.
  8. ^ Vagg, Stephen (February 18, 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  9. ^ "THE HAMMARSKJOLD DIARY First English translation". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 21 October 1964. p. 23. Retrieved 23 January 2020 – via Trove.
  10. ^ "Dramas political setting". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 21 October 1964. p. 23. Retrieved 23 January 2020 – via Trove.
  11. ^ "Convicts acted comedy in 1789". The Australian Women's Weekly. Australia, Australia. 23 December 1964. p. 18. Retrieved 23 January 2020 – via Trove.
  12. ^ "EMDEN DRAMA RE-ENACTED". The Australian Women's Weekly. Australia, Australia. 4 November 1964. p. 15. Retrieved 23 January 2020 – via Trove.
  13. ^ "Local Boy makes good television". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 23 October 1964. p. 15. Retrieved 23 January 2020 – via Trove.
  14. ^ "'A Local Boy' on ABN 2". 22 October 1964. p. 9.

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