Across the Bridge (Australian Playhouse)

Last updated

"Across the Bridge"
Australian Playhouse episode
Episode no.Season 1
Episode 27
Directed byPat Alexander
Teleplay byLiane Keen
Original air date17 October 1966 (1966-10-17)
Running time30 mins
Episode chronology
 Previous
"V.I.P.P."
Next 
"Easy Terms"
List of episodes

"Across the Bridge" is the 27th television play episode of the first season of the Australian anthology television series Australian Playhouse . [1] [2] "Across the Bridge" was written by Liane Keen and directed by Pat Alexander and originally aired on ABC on 17 October 1966. [3] [4]

Contents

Plot

A man and a divorced woman who live alone in a houseover looking Sydney Harbour meet through the arrangement of mutual friends – and their few hours together open doorways to an understanding both deep and tenuous. [5]

Cast

Reception

The Age said it "had a pretty thin and somewhat hackneyed theme, but two experienced and talented actors to interpret it." [6] Another reviewer from the same paper said the script "had a strong ring of truth." [7]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ron Randell</span> Australian actor (1918–2005)

Ronald Egan Randell was an Australian actor. After beginning his acting career on the stage in 1937, he played Charles Kingsford Smith in the film Smithy (1946). He also had roles in Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1947), Kiss Me Kate (1953), I Am a Camera (1955), Most Dangerous Man Alive (1961) and King of Kings (1961).

Ronald Grant Taylor was an English-Australian actor best known as the abrasive General Henderson in the Gerry Anderson science fiction series UFO and for his lead role in Forty Thousand Horsemen (1940).

"A Time to Speak" is a 1965 Australian television film, which aired on ABC. It is a period drama set around 1900. It was written by Noel Robinson. This was the third production to appear in three weeks. It aired on 7 April 1965 in Sydney and Melbourne.

The Sponge Room is an Australian television film which aired in 1964 on ABC. Produced in Melbourne, it aired in a 50-minute time-slot and was an adaptation of an overseas stage play, written by Willis Hall and Keith Waterhouse.

Patricia Hooker was an Australian writer who worked extensively in England. She wrote for TV, radio and the stage.

The Cell is an Australian play by Robert Wales. The setting is in a school for delinquent girls.

"Point of Departure" is a 1966 Australian television film. It screened as part of Wednesday Theatre. Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time. "Point of Departure" aired on 22 June 1966 in Sydney, on 29 June 1966 in Melbourne, and on 27 July 1966 in Brisbane.

"The Mystery of a Hansom Cab" is a 1961 Australian television drama play based on Barry Pree's 1961 play adaptation of the novel by Fergus Hume. It appeared as an episode of the anthology series The General Motors Hour. It aired on 6 August 1961 in Sydney and on 19 August 1961 in Melbourne.

"The Tape Recorder" is the second television play episode of the first season of the Australian anthology television series Australian Playhouse. "The Tape Recorder" was written by Pat Flower and directed by Henri Safran and originally aired on ABC on 25 April 1966.

"The Prowler" is the fourth television play episode of the first season of the Australian anthology television series Australian Playhouse. "The Prowler" was written by Pat Flower and directed by Alan Burke and originally aired on ABC on 9 May 1966.

"Johnny Belinda" was a 1959 Australian TV adaptation of the 1940 play by Elmer Harris which had been filmed in 1948. It was the first "live" one hour drama on commercial television in Australia.

"The Winds of Green Monday" is a 1965 Australian television play by Michael Noonan. It aired as part of Wednesday Theatre on August 4, 1965 in Sydney and Melbourne, and on 1 September 1965 in Brisbane. It starred Terry Norris and was directed by Oscar Whitbread.

"Objector" is the 25th television play episode of the first season of the Australian anthology television series Australian Playhouse. "Objector" was written by Tony Morphett and produced by Brian Faull and originally aired on ABC on 3 October 1966.

<i>Village Wooing</i> (1962 film) 1962 Australian TV series or program

Village Wooing is a 1962 Australian television play directed by William Sterling and starring Michael Denison and Dulcie Gray who were touring Australia at the time. It was based on the play by George Bernard Shaw.

"Done Away With It" is the 16th television play episode of the first season of the Australian anthology television series Australian Playhouse. "Done Away With It" was written by Pat Flower and directed by Henri Safran and originally aired on ABC on 1 August 1966.

"A Small Wonder" is the 29th television play episode of the first season of the Australian anthology television series Australian Playhouse. "A Small Wonder" was written by Jeff Underhill and directed by James Davern and originally aired on ABC on 31 October 1966 in Sydney and Melbourne. and 7 November 1966 in Brisbane.

"The Lace Counter" is the 24th television play episode of the first season of the Australian anthology television series Australian Playhouse. "The Lace Counter" was written by Pat Flower and originally aired on ABC on 26 September 1966.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Antarctic Four</span> 9th episode of the 1st season of Australian Playhouse

"Antarctic Four" is the ninth television play episode of the first season of the Australian anthology television series Australian Playhouse.

"The Empty Day" is the 22nd television play episode of the first season of the Australian anthology television series Australian Playhouse. "The Empty Day" was written by Pat Flower and produced by John Croyston and originally aired on ABC on 12 September 1966 in Sydney and Melbourne, and on 17 October 1966 in Brisbane.

"Voyage Out" is a 1969 Australian TV play. It aired as part of the Australian Plays anthology series on the ABC.

References

  1. "Jap C.P. correspondent beaten up in Peking". Tribune . No. 1480. New South Wales, Australia. 12 October 1966. p. 11. Retrieved 26 February 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  2. Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink .
  3. "Strangers Meet". The Age . 13 October 1966. p. 18.
  4. "TV Guide". The Sydney Morning Herald . 17 October 1966. p. 17.
  5. "MONDAY". The Canberra Times . Vol. 41, no. 11, 510. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 17 October 1966. p. 17. Retrieved 26 February 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  6. Monitor (22 October 1966). "Australian TV needs good rationalising". The Age . p. 23.
  7. "Teletopics". The Age . 20 October 1966. p. 29.