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It was produced for British TV in 1956 with a cast including [[Bernard Lee]] and [[Terence Morgan]]. The ''Daily Mail'' called it "a highly promising first venture" for Bowers who "played fair with the audience and is obviously loaded with talent" although he felt "the play was not particularly exciting."<ref>Teleview |
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Author: Peter Black Date: Monday, Jan. 2, 1956 |
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Publication: Daily Mail (London, England) Issue: 18570 p 8</ref> |
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It was Bowers' second script done for Australian TV the first being ''[[It's the Geography That Counts]]''.<ref name="times"/> |
It was Bowers' second script done for Australian TV the first being ''[[It's the Geography That Counts]]''.<ref name="times"/> |
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The play was also performed on Australian radio in 1961.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/122315987/?terms=%22in%2Bwriting%22%2Bbowers|newspaper=The Age|date=6 April 1961|page=22|title=Radio plays}}</ref> |
The play was also performed on Australian radio in 1961.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/122315987/?terms=%22in%2Bwriting%22%2Bbowers|newspaper=The Age|date=6 April 1961|page=22|title=Radio plays}}</ref> |
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==Reception== |
==Reception== |
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The ''Sydney Morning Herald'' called it an "unpretentious little suspense play which several times tripped over its own excess of ingenuity" and "suppressed far too many major facts to play fair with the audience."<ref>{{cite news|title=Mystery Play on TV|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=June 8, 1961|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/124031480/?terms=%22kevin%2Bshine%22}}</ref> |
The ''Sydney Morning Herald'' called it an "unpretentious little suspense play which several times tripped over its own excess of ingenuity" and "suppressed far too many major facts to play fair with the audience."<ref>{{cite news|title=Mystery Play on TV|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=June 8, 1961|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/124031480/?terms=%22kevin%2Bshine%22}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:28, 8 November 2020
| In Writing | |
|---|---|
| Based on | play by Raymond Bowers |
| Directed by | Kevin Shine |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 75 minutes.[3] |
| Production company | ABC |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 7 June 1961 (Sydney) 2 August 1961 (Melbourne)[1][2] 6 May 1962 (Brisbane)[3] |
In Writing is a 1961 Australian television play by an Australian writer living in London, Raymond Bowers, and directed by Kevin Shine.
It was first presented on the BBC in London in 1956 and was also presented on stage and radio.[4][5]
Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time. [6]
Plot
According to the Sydney Morning Herald is was "the story of an unusual murder in London involving a husband and wife, investigated in an unorthodox manner by Detective-Inspector Hurst."[4] James Peebles has befriended John Clostin's wife and Clostin is unhappy with that.
Cast
- Leonard Teale as Detective Inspector Hurst
- Ric Hutton as John Clostin
- Anne Haddy as Mrs Clostin
- James Workman as Pr Bowman
- Richard Parry as James Peebles
- Jack Ford as Sergeant
- Carolyn Keely as waitress
Production
It was produced for British TV in 1956 with a cast including Bernard Lee and Terence Morgan. The Daily Mail called it "a highly promising first venture" for Bowers who "played fair with the audience and is obviously loaded with talent" although he felt "the play was not particularly exciting."[7]
It was Bowers' second script done for Australian TV the first being It's the Geography That Counts.[3]
The play was also performed on Australian radio in 1961.[8]
Reception
The Sydney Morning Herald called it an "unpretentious little suspense play which several times tripped over its own excess of ingenuity" and "suppressed far too many major facts to play fair with the audience."[9]
References
- ^ "Untitled". The Age. 27 June 1961. p. 12.
- ^ "27 Jul 1961". The Age. p. 31.
- ^ a b c "Salted with Strychnine". TV Week. 3 May 1962.
- ^ a b ""Live" Mystery Drama". Sydney Morning Herald. 5 June 1961. p. 11.
- ^ "BRITAIN'S AT HER GAYEST EVER!". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 24 December 1955. p. 4. Retrieved 9 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ^ Teleview Author: Peter Black Date: Monday, Jan. 2, 1956 Publication: Daily Mail (London, England) Issue: 18570 p 8
- ^ "Radio plays". The Age. 6 April 1961. p. 22.
- ^ "Mystery Play on TV". Sydney Morning Herald. 8 June 1961. p. 9.
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