The Attack (TV play)

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"The Attack (TV play)"
Australian Playhouse episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 5
Directed by James Davern
Teleplay byKenneth Hayles
Original air dates17 July 1967 (Melbourne) [1]
24 July 1967 (Brisbane)
21 August 1967 (Sydney) [2]
Running time30 mins
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"The Attack" is a 1967 episode of Australian Playhouse . [3] Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time. [4]

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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. "TV Guide". The Age. 13 July 1967. p. 31.
  2. "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 21 August 1967. p. 12.
  3. "MONDAY". The Canberra Times . 41 (11, 772). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 21 August 1967. p. 17. Retrieved 23 February 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  4. Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.