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==Production==

The play was based on a British play by Fred Robinson which was first performed in England in 1958. The cast included Bill Maynard who subsequently moved to Australia where he repeated his stage performance in the TV play. Robinson later wrote ''[[The Larkins]]..<ref>{{cite web|url=https://televisionheaven.co.uk/reviews/the-larkins|title=The Larkins|website=Television Heaven}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://billmaynard.bothofus.co.uk/|title=Bill Maynard}}</ref>
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"You, Too, Can Have a Body"
The General Motors Hour episode
Episode no.Season 1
Episode 4
Directed byRod Kinnear
Teleplay byFred Robinson
Produced byBill Maynard
Original air date20 August 1960
Running time90 mins[1]
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You, Too, Can Have a Body is a 1960 Australian television play that screened as part of The General Motors Hour.[2]

It was based on a play which had been performed on stage and television in England. It was shot in the GTV 9 Studios in Melbourne.[3]

Plot

Two television scriptwriters—Chick Weld (Bill Maynnrd) and Lucky Wilson (Mark Kelly) — accept an invitation from Lord Leverdale to stay at the haunted Creckwood Castle. The castle is haunted by The Black Monk, who was tortured to death in 1305 for practising magic. The two script writers work on a television play as mysterious goings on happen at the castle.

Cast

  • Bill Maynard as Chick Wade
  • Campbell Copelin as Lord Loverdale
  • Mark Kelly
  • Diana Bell
  • Ivan Vander
  • John Morgan
  • Melissa Jaffer
  • Mary Ward
  • Lyn Rowe
  • Godfrey Phillip

Production

The play was based on a British play by Fred Robinson which was first performed in England in 1958. The cast included Bill Maynard who subsequently moved to Australia where he repeated his stage performance in the TV play. Robinson later wrote The Larkins..[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Murder Story on ATN". 20 August 1960. p. 4.
  2. ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  3. ^ "Haunted House Comedy". Sydney Morning Herald. 15 August 1960. p. 11.
  4. ^ "The Larkins". Television Heaven.
  5. ^ "Bill Maynard".