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[[File:Lady_from_the_Sea.png|thumb|right|Ad from The Age 4 Oct 1961]]
'''''The Lady from the Sea''''' is a 1961 drama one-off presented on Australian broadcaster [[ABC1|ABC]]. An adaptation of [[The Lady from the Sea|1888 play]] by Norwegian playwright [[Henrik Ibsen]], it was telecast live<ref>https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4J1VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5qwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6971%2C4241910</ref> on 4 October 1961 in Melbourne, and was recorded for showing in Sydney (it is not known if it was also shown on ABC's stations in Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth). It was produced by [[William Sterling (director)|William Sterling]]. Per a search of their website, the National Archives may hold a copy, with running time listed as 1:23:12. 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>
'''''The Lady from the Sea''''' is a 1961 drama one-off presented on Australian broadcaster [[ABC1|ABC]]. An adaptation of [[The Lady from the Sea|1888 play]] by Norwegian playwright [[Henrik Ibsen]], it went for 75 minutes and was telecast live<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|title=TV Guide|date=28 September 1961|page=16|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4J1VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5qwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6971%2C4241910}}</ref> on 4 October 1961 in Melbourne, and was recorded for showing in Sydney (it is not known if it was also shown on ABC's stations in Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth). It was produced by [[William Sterling (director)|William Sterling]]. Per a search of their website, the National Archives may hold a copy, with running time listed as 1:23:12.


It aired in Sydney on 17 January 1962.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|title=TV Guide|date=15 January 1962|page=9}}</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>
==Plot==
A woman had to lose a younger love to marry an older man. She meets a man, the Stranger, she believes to be the younger lover.
==Cast==
==Cast==
*Lynne Flanagan
*Lynne Flanagan as Eldsa
*[[Edward Howell (actor)|Edward Howell]]
*[[Edward Howell (actor)|Edward Howell]] as Dr Wangel
*Carole Potter
*Carole Potter as Bolette
*Eva Freitag
*Eva Freitag as Hilde
*Roland Redshaw
*Roland Redshaw as Arnholm
*David Mitchell
*David Mitchell as Lyngstrand
*[[Wynn Roberts (actor)|Wynn Roberts]]
*[[Wynn Roberts (actor)|Wynn Roberts]] as the stranger
*[[Campbell Copelin]]
*[[Campbell Copelin]] as Ballested
*Nancy Cato
*Nancy Cato
==Production==

It was the first TV production for Lynne Flanagan and 14 year old Eva Freitag.<ref>{{Cite news|newspaper=The Age|date=28 September 1961|page=21|title=Ellida and the Stranger}}</ref>
==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 08:58, 15 June 2020

Ad from The Age 4 Oct 1961

The Lady from the Sea is a 1961 drama one-off presented on Australian broadcaster ABC. An adaptation of 1888 play by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, it went for 75 minutes and was telecast live[1] on 4 October 1961 in Melbourne, and was recorded for showing in Sydney (it is not known if it was also shown on ABC's stations in Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth). It was produced by William Sterling. Per a search of their website, the National Archives may hold a copy, with running time listed as 1:23:12.

It aired in Sydney on 17 January 1962.[2]

Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[3]

Plot

A woman had to lose a younger love to marry an older man. She meets a man, the Stranger, she believes to be the younger lover.

Cast

  • Lynne Flanagan as Eldsa
  • Edward Howell as Dr Wangel
  • Carole Potter as Bolette
  • Eva Freitag as Hilde
  • Roland Redshaw as Arnholm
  • David Mitchell as Lyngstrand
  • Wynn Roberts as the stranger
  • Campbell Copelin as Ballested
  • Nancy Cato

Production

It was the first TV production for Lynne Flanagan and 14 year old Eva Freitag.[4]

References

  1. ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 28 September 1961. p. 16.
  2. ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 15 January 1962. p. 9.
  3. ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  4. ^ "Ellida and the Stranger". The Age. 28 September 1961. p. 21.


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