The Cheerful Cuckold

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"The Cheerful Cuckold"
Australian Plays episode
Episode no.Season 1
Episode 3
Directed by Oscar Whitbread
Teleplay by Alan Hopgood
Original air date3 December 1969 (1969-12-03)
Running time55 mins
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"The Cheerful Cuckold" is a 1969 [1] [2] Australian TV play. It was written by and stars Alan Hopgood. [3]

Contents

Plot

It was about a young university lecturer (Hopgood) who is cuckolded by his wife Sybil (Sue Donovan). He devises a method to deal with it.

Cast

Production

The show was recorded in late 1968. The Age previewed it, calling it "a delight" in an article dated 27 December 1968. [4]

Hopgood's script was awarded an Awgie in March 1969. [5] The show was not broadcast until December 1969.

Reception

One critic called it "the most painful Australian production I have seen since television started." [6]

The script won the Awgie Award. [7]

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References

  1. "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 1 December 1969. p. 17.
  2. "TV Guide". The Age. 3 December 1969. p. 21.
  3. Vagg, Stephen (September 7, 2022). "Forgotten Australian TV Plays: The Cheerful Cuckold". Filmink.
  4. "Chance of a Winner". The Age. 27 December 1968. p. 2.
  5. "Awgie award for Aust Play". The Age. 17 March 1969. p. 30.
  6. "TELEVISION". The Canberra Times . Vol. 44, no. 12, 484. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 4 December 1969. p. 29. Retrieved 18 February 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  7. "Untitled". The Canberra Times . Vol. 44, no. 12, 464. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 10 November 1969. p. 15. Retrieved 18 February 2019 via National Library of Australia.