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The original 1963 BBC production has been called "One of the great missing masterpieces of British television."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wearecult.rocks/nigel-kneales-the-road-toby-hadoke-interview|website=We Are Cult|title=Nigel Kneale’s ‘The Road’: Toby Hadoke Interview|date=20 October 2018 |first=Andy |last=Murray}}</ref> |
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Producer Barton said "the utopian rationalism of Cobb matched against the semi credulous tumbling semi scientific mind of Hassall are an example of two forces alive in the 18th century."<ref name="age">{{cite news|title=Untitled|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=p3tVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jpYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6792%2C1849613|newspaper=The Age TV Supplement|date=11 June 1964|page=5}}</ref> |
Producer Barton said "the utopian rationalism of Cobb matched against the semi credulous tumbling semi scientific mind of Hassall are an example of two forces alive in the 18th century."<ref name="age">{{cite news|title=Untitled|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=p3tVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jpYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6792%2C1849613|newspaper=The Age TV Supplement|date=11 June 1964|page=5}}</ref> |
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| The Road | |
|---|---|
| Genre | science fiction |
| Written by | Nigel Kneale |
| Directed by | Patrick Barton |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 75 mins[3] |
| Production company | ABC |
| Original release | |
| Release | 17 June 1964 (Melbourne)[1] 26 August 1964 (Sydney) 14 October 1964 (Brisbane)[2] |
The Road is a 1964 Australian television play based on a play by Nigel Kneale which had been produced by BBC Television the previous year.
Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[4]
Plot
In the late 18th century, a small English village is haunted by the ghosts of a future nuclear holocaust. Sir Timothy tries to contact the past.
Cast
- Norman Kaye as Sir Timothy Hassall
- Alexander Archdale as Gideon Cobb
- Martin Magee as Sam Towler
- Ernest Parham as Jethro
- Joy Mitchell as Livinia
- Judith Artur as Tetsy
- Ernie Bourne
- Nevil Thurgood
- Blaise Anthony
- Ray Angel
- William Lloyd
Production
The original 1963 BBC production has been called "One of the great missing masterpieces of British television."[5]
Producer Barton said "the utopian rationalism of Cobb matched against the semi credulous tumbling semi scientific mind of Hassall are an example of two forces alive in the 18th century."[1]
Reception
The Sydney Morning Herald said the story was "too feeble to stand up to scrutiny".[6]
References
- ^ a b "Untitled". The Age TV Supplement. 11 June 1964. p. 5.
- ^ "Ghost Hunt Ends in Horrifying Vision". TV Times. 7 October 1964. p. 10.
- ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 17 June 1964. p. 14.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ^ Murray, Andy (20 October 2018). "Nigel Kneale's 'The Road': Toby Hadoke Interview". We Are Cult.
- ^ "TV Play's Uncertain Build Up". Sydney Morning Herald. 27 August 1964. p. 10.
External links
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