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| starring = James Condon<br>Edward Smith
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| runtime = 65 mins<ref>{{cite news|title=TV Guide|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=3 November 1958|page=10}}</ref>
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| released = 5 November 1958 (Sydney, live)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/121452880/?terms=%22enemy%20of%20the%20people%22&match=1|date=5 November 1958|title=TV Guide|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|page=11}}</ref><br>14 December 1958 (Melbourne, taped)<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|date=12 December 1958|page=25|title=Ibsen Drama|ur=https://www.newspapers.com/image/120981136/?terms=%22enemy%20of%20the%20people%22&match=1}}</ref>
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[[File:Enemy_of_the_People_cast.png|thumb|right|James Condon, Aileen Britton, Eleanor Elliot<br>The Age 12 Dec 1958]]
'''''An Enemy of the People''''' is a 1958 Australian television play starring [[James Condon]]. It was based on [[An Enemy of the People|the 1882 play]] by [[Henrik Ibsen]] and was updated to a contemporary Australian setting. It was broadcast live.<ref>{{cite news|title=Untitled|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=3 November 1958 |page=9}}</ref>
'''''An Enemy of the People''''' is a 1958 Australian television play starring [[James Condon]]. It was based on [[An Enemy of the People|the 1882 play]] by [[Henrik Ibsen]] and was updated to a contemporary Australian setting. It was broadcast live.<ref>{{cite news|title=Untitled|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=3 November 1958 |page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/121451570/?terms=%22enemy%20of%20the%20people%22&match=1}}</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>
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==
==Plot==
Dr Stockman develops mineral health waters. He discovers the tannery is poisoning the water. This would be expensive to fix so the townspeople are opposed to him. His daughter Jan resigns from her teaching post.
A new resort is about to open in the Queensland coastal town of Jacaranda. A central feature of the resort is the fact the area has mineral waters which are beneficial to people's health. Dr Stockman discovers that a local tannery is poisoning the water. This would be expensive to fix so the townspeople are opposed to him, including the mayor (his brother), the local newspaper editor and the owner of the tannery. Pressure is put on his wife Kate and daughter Jan. Jan resigns from her teaching post.


==Cast==
==Cast==
*[[James Condon]] as Dr. Stockman
*[[James Condon]] as Dr. Stockman
*Eleanor Elliott as Jan Stockman<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|date=12 December 1958|page=25|title=Ibsen Drama}}</ref>
*Eleanor Elliott as Jan Stockman
*Aileen Britton as Jan's mother
*Aileen Britton as Kate Stockman
*[[Moray Powell]]
*[[Moray Powell]]
*Lou Vernon
*Lou Vernon


==Production==
==Production==
[[George F. Kerr]] was an English writer who had moved to Australia. He was asked to adapt the play to Australia and decided to set it in Queensland.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=ABC Weekly|title=STUDIO PORTRAIT George F. KERR |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1414279744|date=19 February 1958|page=9}}</ref> Morley had done a number of Ibsen adaptations in England on TV.<ref>{{cite news|date=12 December 1958|newspaper=The Age|page=26|title=Ibsen's Message in TV Drama}}</ref>
[[George F. Kerr]] was an English writer who had moved to Australia. He was asked to adapt the play to Australia and decided to set it in Queensland.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=ABC Weekly|title=STUDIO PORTRAIT George F. KERR |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1414279744|date=19 February 1958|page=9}}</ref> Morley had done a number of Ibsen adaptations in England on TV.<ref>{{cite news|date=12 December 1958|newspaper=The Age|page=26|title=Ibsen's Message in TV Drama|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/120981141/?terms=%22enemy%20of%20the%20people%22&match=1}}</ref>


It was broadcast in a series of "live" dramas on Sunday night on ABV-2 Melbourne. In order, they were ''[[The Governess (1958 film)|The Governess]]'', ''[[The Last Call]]'', ''[[The Rose without a Thorn]]'', ''[[The Lark (1959 film)|The Lark]]'', ''[[Citizen of Westminster]]'', and ''Enemy of the People'' (the last of "the season").<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|date=26 September 1958|page=24|title=Line Up of TV Dramas for Sunday Night|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/122418218/?terms=%22enemy%20of%20the%20people%22&match=1}}</ref>
It was broadcast in a series of "live" dramas on Sunday night on ABV-2 Melbourne. In order, they were ''[[The Governess (1958 film)|The Governess]]'', ''[[The Last Call]]'', ''[[The Rose without a Thorn]]'', ''[[The Lark (1959 film)|The Lark]]'', ''[[Citizen of Westminster]]'', and ''Enemy of the People'' (the last of "the season").<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|date=26 September 1958|page=24|title=Line Up of TV Dramas for Sunday Night|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/122418218/?terms=%22enemy%20of%20the%20people%22&match=1}}</ref>


Desmonde Dowling was the designer.
==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of live television plays broadcast on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1950s)]]
*[[List of live television plays broadcast on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1950s)]]

Revision as of 10:24, 9 November 2020

An Enemy of the People
File:Enemy of the people.png
James Condon and Edward Smith
SMH 3 Nov 1958
Based onAn Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen
Written byGeorge F. Kerr
Directed byRoyston Morley
StarringJames Condon
Edward Smith
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time65 mins[3]
Production companyABC
Original release
NetworkABC
Release5 November 1958 (Sydney, live)[1]
14 December 1958 (Melbourne, taped)[2]
File:Enemy of the People cast.png
James Condon, Aileen Britton, Eleanor Elliot
The Age 12 Dec 1958

An Enemy of the People is a 1958 Australian television play starring James Condon. It was based on the 1882 play by Henrik Ibsen and was updated to a contemporary Australian setting. It was broadcast live.[4]

Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[5]

Plot

A new resort is about to open in the Queensland coastal town of Jacaranda. A central feature of the resort is the fact the area has mineral waters which are beneficial to people's health. Dr Stockman discovers that a local tannery is poisoning the water. This would be expensive to fix so the townspeople are opposed to him, including the mayor (his brother), the local newspaper editor and the owner of the tannery. Pressure is put on his wife Kate and daughter Jan. Jan resigns from her teaching post.

Cast

Production

George F. Kerr was an English writer who had moved to Australia. He was asked to adapt the play to Australia and decided to set it in Queensland.[6] Morley had done a number of Ibsen adaptations in England on TV.[7]

It was broadcast in a series of "live" dramas on Sunday night on ABV-2 Melbourne. In order, they were The Governess, The Last Call, The Rose without a Thorn, The Lark, Citizen of Westminster, and Enemy of the People (the last of "the season").[8]

Desmonde Dowling was the designer.

See also

References

  1. ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 5 November 1958. p. 11.
  2. ^ "Ibsen Drama". The Age. 12 December 1958. p. 25. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |ur= ignored (help)
  3. ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 3 November 1958. p. 10.
  4. ^ "Untitled". Sydney Morning Herald. 3 November 1958. p. 9.
  5. ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  6. ^ "STUDIO PORTRAIT George F. KERR". ABC Weekly. 19 February 1958. p. 9.
  7. ^ "Ibsen's Message in TV Drama". The Age. 12 December 1958. p. 26.
  8. ^ "Line Up of TV Dramas for Sunday Night". The Age. 26 September 1958. p. 24.


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