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It was one of 20 TV plays produced by the ABC in 1964 (and one of only three Australian scripts).<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|title=ABC Plans to Show Significant Works|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g5FVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vpYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6982%2C3380131|date=20 February 1964|page=13}}</ref> |
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The ''Sydney Morning Herald'' praised the performances of Lee and Wright as "professional" but complained about the "stiffness of the dialogue" and said "the direction of the crowds with their rhubarb-rhubarb voices and their tinned and infuriatingly phony laughter drove us for solace across the dial."<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|title=New Series are Unpredictable|date=August 6, 1965|page=8}}</ref> |
The ''Sydney Morning Herald'' praised the performances of Lee and Wright as "professional" but complained about the "stiffness of the dialogue" and said "the direction of the crowds with their rhubarb-rhubarb voices and their tinned and infuriatingly phony laughter drove us for solace across the dial."<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|title=New Series are Unpredictable|date=August 6, 1965|page=8}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:54, 4 May 2020
| "The Winds of Green Monday" | |
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| Wednesday Theatre episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 30 |
| Directed by | Oscar Whitbread |
| Teleplay by | Michael Noonan |
| Original air date | August 4, 1965[1] |
| Running time | 75 mins |
The Winds of Green Monday was a 1965 Australian television play by Michael Noonan. It aired as part of Wednesday Theatre. It starred Terry Norris and was directed by Oscar Whitbread.[2][3]
Plot
A crew deserts a ship to find their fortune in the 1850s goldfields and the captain must get them back.[4]
Cast
- Keith Lee as Scottish captain McKendrick
- Terry Norris
- Jennifer Wright as music hall singer
- Martin Magee
Production
It was one of 20 TV plays produced by the ABC in 1964 (and one of only three Australian scripts).[5]
Reception
The Sydney Morning Herald praised the performances of Lee and Wright as "professional" but complained about the "stiffness of the dialogue" and said "the direction of the crowds with their rhubarb-rhubarb voices and their tinned and infuriatingly phony laughter drove us for solace across the dial."[6]
British version
The play was adapted for British TV in 1965 starring Chips Rafferty.[7][8]
References
- ^ "Television". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 August 1965. p. 12. Page 12
- ^ "MONDAY". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, no. 11, 223. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 2 August 1965. p. 2 (TELEVISION and radio GUIDE). Retrieved 20 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ^ "'Combat' private in a ballad". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, no. 11, 223. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 2 August 1965. p. 1 (TELEVISION and radio GUIDE). Retrieved 28 February 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "ABC Plans to Show Significant Works". The Age. 20 February 1964. p. 13.
- ^ "New Series are Unpredictable". Sydney Morning Herald. 6 August 1965. p. 8.
- ^ http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8de465c4
- ^ http://ctva.biz/UK/ITV/ITV_PlayOfTheWeek_11_%281965-66%29.htm
External links
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