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'''''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. |
'''''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. |
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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 and only occasionally produced science fiction. Other examples of Australian science fiction on TV include ''[[The End Begins (film)|The End Begins]]'' (1961), ''[[Tomorrow's Child (film)|Tomorrow's Child]]'' (1957) and ''[[The Stranger (Australian TV series)|The Stranger]]''.<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== |
==Plot== |
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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. |
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. |
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| The Road | |
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| 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 and only occasionally produced science fiction. Other examples of Australian science fiction on TV include The End Begins (1961), Tomorrow's Child (1957) and The Stranger.[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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