Point of Return (television play)

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Point of Return is a British television play by M.B. Kingsland. Written for television, it originally aired on British television in 1957 and was produced on Australian television in 1958. It was Kingsland's first script. [1]

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Premise

In an RAF control tower, a ghost plane drones overhead from 1917. A 30-year-old message is dropped on the runaway, giving a bearing for a party of survivors from a plane crash. This is heard by a Flight lieutenant who decides to initiate a search for survivors. He fights a court-martial, but in the end, he is vindicated when the mist clears, and they can see a dinghy with survivors.

1957 BBC Production

The play was performed on British TV on 12 September 1957. [2]

The Daily Telegraph said "suspense was kept going nicely". [3] The Liverpool Echo said "the play was neatly written and the three-man cast was convincing. But the plot! No thank you." [4]

The play was also performed on radio in 1958. [5]

Cast

1958 Australian Production

The play was filmed for ABC television in its Sydney studios and aired on 15 January 1958. [6] It was directed by Royston Morley. [7] Sets were by Jack Montgomery. [8]

Cast

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References

  1. ↑ "Television". Birmingham Weekly Post and Midland Pictorial. 6 September 1957. p. 7.
  2. ↑ Point of No Return listing at BBC Genome
  3. ↑ "Ghost Plane in TV play". The Daily Telegraph. 13 September 1957. p. 10.
  4. ↑ "Telecrit". Liverpool Echo. 13 September 1957. p. 12.
  5. ↑ Radio listing at BBC Genome
  6. ↑ "All the TV Programmes", ABC Weekly, 20 (3), 15 January 1958, nla.obj-1414174530, retrieved 31 December 2023
  7. ↑ "PRODUCER'S POINT OF VIEW STUDIO PORTRAIT Royston MORLEY", ABC Weekly, Sydney: ABC, 20 (3), 15 January 1958, nla.obj-1414172677 – via Trove
  8. ↑ "Advertisement". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 January 1958. p. 15.
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