Raw Silk (film)

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Raw Silk
Directed byGreg Dee
Written byKeith Aberdein
Produced byJohn Young
Starring David Argue
Nicki Paull
Colin Hay
Frank Gallacher
CinematographyCraig Young
Production
company
Television House
Distributed byChannel Nine
Release date
  • 3 February 1989 (1989-02-03)
Running time
95 mins
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Raw Silk is a 1989 Australian film directed by Greg Dee. The plot concerns two barristers. It was a pilot for a TV series that did not eventuate and featured an early performance from Sophie Lee. [1]

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Premise

A brilliant barrister, William Perry, defends himself against the charge of murdering a model. He is prosecuted by Kate Bradshaw, whose father, a judge, had his reputation tarnished by Perry and is looking for revenge.

Cast

Production

It was made by Johnny Young's production company, Television House (which had previously made the drama Matthew and Son. [2] Young showed the rough cut of the pilot to Channel Nine. It was originally called Perry after the main character, barrister William Perry (David Argue). In 1988 Nine's programme director, Vicky Young, said the original cut of the film "was really off the wall. A lot of people were quite shocked by it because it was so radical; the character, the music, the script, the treatment were so different." However everyone liked the character of Perry, played by David Argue. Nine and Young worked on a new version of the story, added a female character and new scenes. [3]

Colin Hay later recalled, "“What a funny little film that was. I loved working with David Argue, he made me laugh so much that boy.” [4]

The budget was $400,000. Tina Burstill was originally cast in the female lead. [5]

The pilot was meant to screen in June 1988 but did not air until February 1989. [3]

Reception

The Sydney Morning Herald caled it "a laidback if somewhat self conscious attempt at a black comedy that works more by default than design... a quirky and sporadically gray comedy which, for all its faults, almost overcomes trietness to limp home on vitality." [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p128
  2. ↑ "Nine planning big drama push". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 October 1987. p. 62.
  3. 1 2 "Young's talent timed for success". The Sydney Morning Herald Guide. 6 June 1988. p. 8.
  4. ↑ "Colin Hay touring this year". Australian musician. 8 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Television productions". Cinema Papers. No. 67. January 1988. p. 81.
  6. ↑ Anderson, Doug (30 January 1989). "Raw Silk - review". The Sydney Morning Herald Guide. p. 13.


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