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| airdate = 14 September 1966 (Melbourne)<ref name="age">{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|title=Ray to Control|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=myRVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=apMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3241%2C1303802|date=8 September 1966|page=11}}</ref><br>5 October 1966 |
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'''''Flight into Danger''''' is a 1966 Australian TV play.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article106938885 |title=WEDNESDAY |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=3 October 1966 |access-date=11 February 2020 |page=14 |via=Trove }} </ref> |
'''''Flight into Danger''''' is a 1966 Australian TV play. It was based on a TV play by Arthur Hailey which had been filmed as the movie ''[[Zero Hour!]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article106938885 |title=WEDNESDAY |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=3 October 1966 |access-date=11 February 2020 |page=14 |via=Trove }} </ref> |
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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> |
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==Plot== |
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On a plane flight, passenger George Spencer is forced to take controls when the crew fall ill with food poisoning.<ref name="age"/> |
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==Cast== |
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*Ray Taylor |
*Ray Taylor as George Spencer |
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*John Godfrey |
*John Godfrey |
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*Betty Bobbitt |
*Betty Bobbitt |
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*Wyn Roberts |
*Wyn Roberts |
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*Frank Rich |
*Frank Rich |
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==Production== |
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The production starred TV personality Ray Taylor in his second television drama role. Co star Betty Bobbitt was best known for appearing on ''Daly at Night''. Patrick Barton said "Ray is extremely good in this role and manages to portray the anxiety the average man would feel on when called to land a large passenger plane."<ref name="age"/> |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Australian films]] |
[[Category:Australian films]] |
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[[Category:Australian television films]] |
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Revision as of 10:30, 7 May 2020
| "Flight into Danger" | |
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| Wednesday Theatre episode | |
| Directed by | Patrick Barton |
| Teleplay by | Arthur Hailey |
| Original air dates | 14 September 1966 (Melbourne)[1] 5 October 1966 |
| Running time | 55 mins |
Flight into Danger is a 1966 Australian TV play. It was based on a TV play by Arthur Hailey which had been filmed as the movie Zero Hour!.[2]
Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[3]
Plot
On a plane flight, passenger George Spencer is forced to take controls when the crew fall ill with food poisoning.[1]
Cast
- Ray Taylor as George Spencer
- John Godfrey
- Betty Bobbitt
- Wyn Roberts
- Frank Rich
Production
The production starred TV personality Ray Taylor in his second television drama role. Co star Betty Bobbitt was best known for appearing on Daly at Night. Patrick Barton said "Ray is extremely good in this role and manages to portray the anxiety the average man would feel on when called to land a large passenger plane."[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Ray to Control". The Age. 8 September 1966. p. 11.
- ^ "WEDNESDAY". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 3 October 1966. p. 14. Retrieved 11 February 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
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