The Tichborne Affair

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The Tichborne Affair
Written by James Workman
Brian Faull
Directed by Carl Schultz
Starring Hugh Keays-Byrne
Neil Fitzpatrick
Ken Goodlet
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerCarl Schultz
Running time75 mins
Production companyABC
Original release
Network ABC
Release10 February 1977 (1977-02-10) [1]

The Tichborne Affair is a 1977 Australian television film directed by Carl Schultz and starring Hugh Keays-Byrne, Neil Fitzpatrick, and Ken Goodlet. It is based on the Tichborne case. [2] [3]

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Plot

Lady Tichborne seeks her missing son. A Wagga Wagga solicitor thinks it is the local butcher Tom Castro.

Cast

Production

It was shot in the ABC's Sydney studios. [4]

Awards

The film won Best One Shot Drama and Best Director at the Penguin Awards. [5]

References

  1. "TV Guide". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 February 1977. p. 13.
  2. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970–1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p152
  3. "The case of the Wagga's butcher who claimed the baronet's title". The Age. 10 February 1977. p. 42.
  4. "Truth is stranger". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 February 1977. p. 72.
  5. "CB RADIO Skip faces short legal life". The Canberra Times . 11 November 1977. p. 21. Retrieved 30 July 2013 via National Library of Australia.