The Willow Bend Mystery

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The Willow Bend Mystery
Written byJohn Honey
Directed byMarcus Cole
Starring
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes5
Production
Executive producerJohn Honey
ProducerDon Anderson
CinematographyGert Kirchner
EditorKerry Regan
Running time25 minutes
Original release
NetworkABC
Release12 September (1983-09-12) [1]  
16 September 1983 (1983-09-16) [1]

The Willow Bend Mystery is an Australian television series that aired on ABC in 1983. [2] It was originally broadcast as a five part series and later combined into a film titled The Mesmerist. [3] It was produced by the Tasmanian Film Corporation. [4]

Contents

Synopsis

Kay suspects her mother's new boyfriend has hypnotic powers. [5]

Cast

Reception

Jason Dasey of the Sydney Morning Herald was very critical of the show, finishing his review "The only aspect about this series that is at all tolerable is the Tasmanian scenery, which is only half-spoilt by the poor video tape." [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Your week on television", The Sydney Morning Herald, 11 September 1983
  2. 1 2 Dasey, Jason (12 September 1983), "The apple isle sinks a series.", The Sydney Morning Herald
  3. Wallace, Rowena; Ramsay, Robin; Pierce, Barry; Honey, John; Cole, Marcus; Tasmanian Film Corporation (2008), The mesmerist, Archives Office of Tasmania, retrieved 7 June 2024
  4. Walters, Jessica (19 May 2017), "Tasmanian Film Corporation: If it moves, we'll shoot it", State Library of Tasmania
  5. Albert Moran (1993). Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series. AFTRS.