A Touch of Reverence

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A Touch of Reverence
Genre mini-series
Written byCharles Stamp
Directed by Carl Schultz
Starring Peter Sumner
Peter Collingwood
Graham Rouse
Ben Gabriel
Helen Morse
Wendy Hughes
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes3
Production
Running time3 x 1 hour
Original release
Network ABC
Release21 November (1974-11-21) 
5 December 1974 (1974-12-05)

A Touch of Reverence is a 1974 Australian mini-series about an Anglican minister [1] whose success as a rainmaker lands him in court. [2]

Contents

Plot

The Rev. Alex Bartlett is a progressive Anglican parson in suburban Sydney who builds a mini-golf course in the churchyard, angering the congregation and the Bishop. [3] The Bishop sends Bartlett to the small town of Bulawot in central New South Wales, which is experiencing a severe drought. [3] Locals are depressed due to the drought and not attending church but Bartlett suggests they all pray for rain, with stunning results. [3]

Cast

Production

The series was filmed on location in Stuart Town in central Western New South Wales, and Sydney. Heavy rain and snow in Stuart Town caused delays in filming. [3]

References

  1. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford University Press, 1996 p242
  2. "The Touch of Reverence", Queanbeyan Age, 20 November 1974, p. 12.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Musgrove, N. "A touch of reverence", The Australian Women's Weekly, 27 November 1974, p. 25.