On the Hop

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"On the Hop"
Australian Playhouse episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 10
Directed byPat Alexander
Teleplay by Michael Laurence
Original air date17 August 1967 (1967-08-17)
Running time30 mins
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"On the Hop" is the tenth television play episode of the second season of the Australian anthology television series Australian Playhouse . "On the Hop" originally aired on ABC on 17 August 1967 [1]
25 September 1967 (Sydney) [2] and was the first play from actor Michael Laurence. [3]

Contents

Plot

Red Ruby, Queen of Wooloomooloo, retired after 15 years in the 'business' when she receives an unusual inheritance – but inheritances are not always what they seem. [4]

Cast

See also

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References

  1. "The Age - Google News Archive Search". The Age via Google News Archive Search.
  2. "TV Guide", The Sydney Morning Herald , p. 13, 25 September 1967
  3. "The Age - Google News Archive Search". The Age via Google News Archive Search.
  4. "MONDAY". The Canberra Times . 25 September 1967. p. 21. Retrieved 6 June 2015 via National Library of Australia.