The End Product

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The End Product
Genrescience fiction
Written by Colin Free
Directed byKeith Wilkes
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time50 mins
Production companyABC
Original release
NetworkABC
Release14 July 1974 (1974-07-14) (Sydney) [1]

The End Product is a 1974 Australian television play by Colin Free. It was originally written and filmed as an episode of Australian Playhouse but then re-filed in 1974 and aired as a stand-alone play. [2]

Contents

Premise

In a synthetic and controlled society of an unnamed city, Professor Clay's anxiety over his wife's death prompts him to commit suicide. However the authorities try to prevent him. [3] [4]

Cast

Production

It was based on a 1965 radio feature by Free. [6]

It aired on the ABC as one of four television plays on Sunday nights, the others being: [7]

Reception

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References

  1. "TV Guide". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 July 1974. p. 12.
  2. Vagg, Stephen (2 July 2021). "Top Ten Scripts Available online at the National Archives of Australia". Filmink.
  3. "Unnamed". The Age TV Guide. 11 July 1974. p. 3.
  4. "TV Guide". The Age. 11 July 1974. p. 41.
  5. "Ted Hamilton's Musical World". King Island News . Tasmania, Australia. 7 August 1974. p. 9. Retrieved 12 June 2023 via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Radio Guide". The Age. 2 September 1965. p. 26.
  7. "Study of sportsman first of weekly plays". The Sydney Morning Herald TV Guide. 1 July 1974. p. 1.