The Attack (Australian Playhouse)

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"The Attack"
Australian Playhouse episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 5
Directed by James Davern
Teleplay byKenneth Hayles
Original air date17 July 1967 (1967-07-17)
Running time30 mins
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"The Attack" is the fifth television play episode of the second season of the Australian anthology television series Australian Playhouse . [1] "The Attack" originally aired on ABC on 17 July 1967 in Melbourne, [2] on 24 July 1967 in Brisbane, and on 21 August 1967 in Sydney. [3]

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Plot

In a civil war the loyalties of Yvette are put to the test - and she is forced to decide between the man she loves and her country.

Cast

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References

  1. "MONDAY". The Canberra Times . Vol. 41, no. 11, 772. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 21 August 1967. p. 17. Retrieved 23 February 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "TV Guide". The Age . 13 July 1967. p. 31.
  3. "TV Guide". The Sydney Morning Herald . 21 August 1967. p. 12.