The Private World of Miss Prim

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The Private World of Miss Prim
GenreSitcom
Starring Dawn Lake
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes11 (plus 2 unaired_
Production
Executive producerBill Harmon
Running time30 minutes
Production companyNLT Productions
Original release
Network Nine Network
Release1966 (1966)

The Private World of Miss Prim is an Australian television sitcom which first screened on the Nine Network in 1966. The series followed the adventures of secretary, Miss Prim, working in the world of the children's court, who was often given to flights of fancy. [1]

Contents

Production

The Private World of Miss Prim was supposed to run for 13 episodes but ended after 11 episodes. [2]

The series is on the National Film and Sound Archive's 'most wanted' list, as only the pilot episode is known to have survived. [3]

Cast

Production

"It just didn't work out," said Bruce Gyngell, managing director of TCN-9. "On paper it seemed to be an exciting concept... We tried to be too believable in the dream sequences... There was no pathos in it." [4]

Episode List

  1. Debut 3 June 1966 (Syd) Friday night at 7 pm. - 7 June Melb
  2. The Tyrant - 10 June Syd
  3. The Great Escape - 17 June Syd
  4. ?
  5. The Spendthrift - 1 July Syd
  6. The Great Composer - 8 July Syd 12 Jul Melb
  7. The First Queen Liz - 15 July Syd
  8. The White Haired Lady - 22 July
  9. The Spy - 29 July
  10. The Little Horror - 5 Aug
  11. The Movie Star - 12 Aug

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0222613/ [ user-generated source ]
  2. ↑ "The Godfathers".
  3. ↑ tom.carding (13 September 2016). "NFSA's most wanted". www.nfsa.gov.au. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  4. ↑ Clark, Russel (1966). "Channel chief tells why Miss Prim was axed". TV Times.
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