Fly by Night (TV play)

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Fly by Night
Written byG.C. Brown
Directed by Bill Bain [1]
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time60 mins [2]
Production company Australian Broadcasting Commission
Original release
Release27 June 1962 (1962-06-27) (live, Sydney) [3]
Release15 August 1962 (1962-08-15) [4]

Fly By Night is a 1962 Australian TV play broadcast on the ABC and filmed in London. Written expressly for television, it starred Sophie Stewart who was also in The Little Woman . [5] [6]

Contents

Plot

In London near the Thames, Miss Tyrell, an elderly vagrant, meets a middle aged suburban housewife and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Dexter, in a dockside cafe. Miss Tyrell prompts the Dexters to rebel against their life.

Cast

Production

The play had originally been filmed for British TV in 1961. [7] [ better source needed ]

Reception

The Sydney Morning Herald wrote that "sensitive acting from a small but extremely competent cast triumphed... over rudimentary camera techniques to produce one of the most absorbing plays to appear on Channel 2 for a very long time.... Michael Dufficld's characterisation of the retired businessman, still haunted by youthful dreams of adventure, was a completely authentic... Dorothy Dunckley... gave an outstanding portrayal." [8]

The Australian Women's Weekly called it "a most enjoyable TV surprise. The surprise was its standard - miles above the general standard of A.B.C. live plays in acting,production, and story. The story, described as a comedy with a difference,was not so darned comic. It was too real." [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "TV Guide". The Age. 9 August 1962. p. 35.
  2. ↑ "Television". Sydney Morning Herald. 27 June 1962. p. 17.
  3. ↑ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 25 June 962.
  4. ↑ "Sidewalk to Revolt". The Age. 9 August 1962. p. 27.
  5. ↑ "Interview with Stage Star". Sydney Morning Herald. 5 November 1962. p. 19.
  6. ↑ "Make-up Artist in "Live" Play". Sydney Morning Herald. 18 June 1962.
  7. ↑ Fly By Night 1961 British TV version at IMDb
  8. ↑ "Television Play Fine". Sydney Morning Herald. 28 June 1962. p. 10.
  9. ↑ Musgrove, Nan (11 July 1962). "The Big Channel Switch". The Australian Women's Weekly . Vol. 30. Australia. p. 13. Retrieved 20 February 2019– via National Library of Australia.
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