One Morning Near Troodos: Difference between revisions
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| released = 25 March 1959 (Melbourne) (live)<br>8 April 1959 (Sydney) (recording)<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|title=TV Guide|date=8 April 1959|page=9}}</ref> |
| released = 25 March 1959 (Melbourne) (live)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/122322614/?terms=troodos|newspaper=The Age|title=TV Guide|date=19 March 1959|page=34}}</ref><br>8 April 1959 (Sydney) (recording)<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|title=TV Guide|date=8 April 1959|page=9}}</ref> |
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Iain MacCormick was Australian and a number of his plays, originally written for British TV, were adapted for Australian television. The play was performed live on Australian TV in 1959.<ref>''The Age'', April 30, 1959 p25</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Drama Set in Cyprus|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=6 April 1959|page=19 |
Iain MacCormick was Australian and a number of his plays, originally written for British TV, were adapted for Australian television. The play was performed live on Australian TV in 1959.<ref>''The Age'', April 30, 1959 p25</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Drama Set in Cyprus|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=6 April 1959|page=19|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/121585612/?terms=troodos}}</ref> |
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⚫ | It was the ABC's 22nd live drama made in Melbourne.<ref>{{cite news|title=Advertisement|newspaper=The Age|date=19 March 1959|page=25}}</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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===Premise=== |
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In Cyprus there has been terrorist activity near Mt Troodos, leading to a large scale operation of British troops and police. Two British journalists arrive in the area: James Stark, is an unscrupulous and influential former MP, and Walters, his hard-drinking offsider. Walters does the work while Start takes the credit. They are not allowed into the fighting zone so make their headquarters in a nearby village. Start decides to deal with the terrorists himself, thereby bringing bloodshed to the village. |
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===Cast=== |
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*Edward Brayshaw |
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*Syd Conabere |
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*Lloyd Cunnington |
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*Frank Gatliff |
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*Judith Godden |
*Judith Godden |
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*Ken Goodlet |
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*Edward Howell |
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*Robert Peach |
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The play had been performed on Melbourne radio in 1957 and repeated in 1959.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/122325634/?terms=troodos|date=26 February 1959|title=Radio Guide|page=32}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=ABC Weekly|title=COMMERCIAL |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1553688064|date=16 February 1957|page=21}}</ref> |
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It was rehearsed and filmed at ABC's studios at Rippon Lea. There was some location filming on Melbourne streets. It had a cast of fifteen.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=MDQ-9Oe3GGUC&dat=19590319&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|title=Drama Set in Cyprus|date=March 19, 1959|page=14}}</ref> |
It was rehearsed and filmed at ABC's studios at Rippon Lea. There was some location filming on Melbourne streets. It had a cast of fifteen.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=MDQ-9Oe3GGUC&dat=19590319&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|title=Drama Set in Cyprus|date=March 19, 1959|page=14}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:34, 26 August 2020
One Morning Near Troodos (1956) was a British TV play by Iain MacCormick which aired on the BBC as part of Sunday Night Theatre. It was the first British TV play about the Cyprus Emergency.[1][2]
Plot
A journalist in Cyprus is captured by EOKA guerillas. British troops track down the guerrillas and the journalist leads them into a rebel ambush. A woman is attracted to a British soldier.
1959 Australian Version
One Morning Near Troodos | |
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File:Troodosad1959.png Ad from 'The Age' 19 Mar 1959 | |
Based on | play by Iain MacCormick |
Directed by | William Sterling |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Running time | 90 mins |
Original release | |
Release | 25 March 1959 (Melbourne) (live)[3] 8 April 1959 (Sydney) (recording)[4] |
Iain MacCormick was Australian and a number of his plays, originally written for British TV, were adapted for Australian television. The play was performed live on Australian TV in 1959.[5][6]
It was the ABC's 22nd live drama made in Melbourne.[7]Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[8]
Premise
In Cyprus there has been terrorist activity near Mt Troodos, leading to a large scale operation of British troops and police. Two British journalists arrive in the area: James Stark, is an unscrupulous and influential former MP, and Walters, his hard-drinking offsider. Walters does the work while Start takes the credit. They are not allowed into the fighting zone so make their headquarters in a nearby village. Start decides to deal with the terrorists himself, thereby bringing bloodshed to the village.
Cast
- Edward Brayshaw
- Syd Conabere
- Carol Armstrong as Lena, the Greek girl attracted to a British soldier
- Lloyd Cunnington
- Frank Gatliff
- Judith Godden
- Ken Goodlet
- Edward Howell
- Robert Peach
- Jennifer Clare
Production
The play had been performed on Melbourne radio in 1957 and repeated in 1959.[9][10]
It was rehearsed and filmed at ABC's studios at Rippon Lea. There was some location filming on Melbourne streets. It had a cast of fifteen.[11]
A segment of the script was published in The Age as an example of TV scripts. The article said that Australian writers were typically paid between £60-£80 a script.[12]
Alexandra Atanassious was the Greek text adviser.[13]
See also
References
- ^ Jonathan Stubbs, ‘Always ready to explode into violence!’ Representing the Cyprus Emergency and decolonization in The High Bright Sun (1965) Journal of European Popular Culture Vol 6 Issue 2 2015
- ^ "Iain MacCormick". British Television Drama.
- ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 19 March 1959. p. 34.
- ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 8 April 1959. p. 9.
- ^ The Age, April 30, 1959 p25
- ^ "Drama Set in Cyprus". Sydney Morning Herald. 6 April 1959. p. 19.
- ^ "Advertisement". The Age. 19 March 1959. p. 25.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (February 18, 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ^ "Radio Guide". The Age. 26 February 1959. p. 32.
- ^ "COMMERCIAL". ABC Weekly. 16 February 1957. p. 21.
- ^ "Drama Set in Cyprus". The Age. March 19, 1959. p. 14.
- ^ "Opportunities for writers in TV". The Age. 30 April 1959. p. 25.
- ^ "Full co operation". The Age. 19 March 1959. p. 24.