"Catalyst" | |
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Australian Plays episode | |
Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 3 |
Teleplay by | C.F. Barnes |
Original air date | 5 July 1970 |
Running time | 55 mins |
"Catalyst" is a 1970 [1] Australian TV play. It was a business drama with "CF Barnes" a nom de plume for an Australian novelist. [2]
When minority shareholder Arthur Lambert moves out of the boardroom and becomes involved in the day-to-day running of the firm of Conquest Engineering, managing director Keyes and marketing manager Parrish start to wonder about the security of their jobs. [3]
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