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| title = The Affair |
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| series = [[Wednesday Theatre]] |
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| episode = 33 |
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| teleplay = novel by C.P. Snow |
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| airdate = 18 August 1965 |
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| ⚫ | | length = 90 mins<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131833686 |title=TODAY'S TV |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=39, |issue=11,237 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=18 August 1965 |accessdate=21 March 2017 |page=21 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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| country = Australia |
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'''''The Affair''''' is a 1965 Australian TV play based on [[The Affair (1960 novel)|the novel]] by [[C. P. Snow]]. It starred [[Roger Climpson]], [[Richard Meikle]] and [[Anne Haddy]] and aired on the ABC as part of ''[[Wednesday Theatre]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news- |
'''''The Affair''''' is a 1965 Australian TV play based on [[The Affair (1960 novel)|the novel]] by [[C. P. Snow]]. It starred [[Roger Climpson]], [[Richard Meikle]] and [[Anne Haddy]] and aired on the ABC as part of ''[[Wednesday Theatre]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131833405 |title=Worth watching... |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=39, |issue=11,235 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=16 August 1965 |accessdate=21 February 2019 |page=1 (TELEVISION and radio GUIDE) |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref> |
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==Plot== |
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A young Cambridge scientist, Donald Howard, is accused of fraud |
A young Cambridge scientist, Donald Howard, is accused of fraud. |
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==Cast== |
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*Ron Haddrick |
*Ron Haddrick |
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*Raymond Wetwell |
*Raymond Wetwell |
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*Roger Climpson |
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*John Brunskill as the master |
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*Ron Haddrick as Skefflington |
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==Production== |
==Production== |
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The script was based on the Dreyfus Case. The production was filmed at the ABC's studios in Gore Hill, Sydney.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|title=Echoes of J'Accuse|date=16 August 1965|page=12}}</ref> |
The script was based on the [[Dreyfus Case]]. The production was filmed at the ABC's studios in Gore Hill, Sydney.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|title=Echoes of J'Accuse|date=16 August 1965|page=12}}</ref> |
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==Reception== |
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The ''Woman's Weekly'' called it "a milestone in local drama. It was good, world-class TV, not a production that can be tarnished by the tag "good for an Australian one." It was a wonderful play... The cast did well, and the |
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producer did wonders."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article46239653 |title=Return of Streisand |newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] |volume=33, |issue=14 |location=Australia, Australia |date=1 September 1965 |accessdate=21 February 2019 |page=19 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref> |
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The ''Sydney Morning Herald'' thought it was "outstandingly cast and intelligently produced" but thought the story had flaws.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=August 20, 1965 |page=11|title=English accent in Australian manner}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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Revision as of 05:26, 21 February 2019
| "The Affair" | |
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| Wednesday Theatre episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 33 |
| Teleplay by | novel by C.P. Snow |
| Original air date | 18 August 1965 |
| Running time | 90 mins[1] |
The Affair is a 1965 Australian TV play based on the novel by C. P. Snow. It starred Roger Climpson, Richard Meikle and Anne Haddy and aired on the ABC as part of Wednesday Theatre.[2]
Plot
A young Cambridge scientist, Donald Howard, is accused of fraud.
Cast
- Richard Meikle as Donald Howard
- Brian James as Sir Lewis Eliot
- Anne Haddy as Laura Howard
- Alexander Archdale
- Ron Haddrick
- Raymond Wetwell
- Roger Climpson
- John Brunskill as the master
- Ron Haddrick as Skefflington
Production
The script was based on the Dreyfus Case. The production was filmed at the ABC's studios in Gore Hill, Sydney.[3]
Reception
The Woman's Weekly called it "a milestone in local drama. It was good, world-class TV, not a production that can be tarnished by the tag "good for an Australian one." It was a wonderful play... The cast did well, and the producer did wonders."[4]
The Sydney Morning Herald thought it was "outstandingly cast and intelligently produced" but thought the story had flaws.[5]
References
- ^ "TODAY'S TV". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, , no. 11, 237. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 18 August 1965. p. 21. Retrieved 21 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "Worth watching..." The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, , no. 11, 235. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 16 August 1965. p. 1 (TELEVISION and radio GUIDE). Retrieved 21 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "Echoes of J'Accuse". Sydney Morning Herald. 16 August 1965. p. 12.
- ^ "Return of Streisand". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 33, , no. 14. Australia, Australia. 1 September 1965. p. 19. Retrieved 21 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "English accent in Australian manner". Sydney Morning Herald. August 20, 1965. p. 11.
External links
- The Affair at IMDb
- The Affair at Milesago
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