They Don't Clap Losers

Last updated

They Don't Clap Losers
Directed by John Power
Written byJohn Power
Produced byJohn Power
Starring Martin Vaughan
Pat Evison
Michele Fawdon
Release date
  • March 1, 1975 (1975-03-01)
[1]
Running time
85 mins [2]
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.5 million [3]

They Don't Clap Losers is a 1975 Australian television documentary-drama film directed by John Power. It aired the first night Australian television turned to colour. [4] Power had made a number of drama documentaries for the ABC, including Billy and Percy , Like a Summer Storm and Escape from Singapore . [5]

Contents

It later aired in 1977 as an episode of Stuart Wagstaff's World Playhouse .

Premise

Two single parents, Martin and Kay, meet through Childrens Court, when their sons are called in on vandalism charges. [3]

Cast

Reception

Powers' script won an AWGIE Award. [6]

Related Research Articles

Anne Mary Phelan was an Australian actress of stage and screen who appeared in many theatre, television and film productions as well as radio and voice-over.

Anandan Pria Viswalingam is an Australian documentary and film maker. He is a Sydney-based producer, writer and director, known earlier for his work with the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) network.

Martin Fabinyi is an Australian film and television producer and director and music label owner and has written books on the local rock music scene. He was the chief executive officer of Mushroom Pictures from its formation in 1993 to 2009. His film projects include the features Chopper (2000), Gettin' Square (2003), Wolf Creek (2005) and Macbeth (2006). He is currently Head of Feature Films and Documentaries at Beyond Entertainment.

<i>Winners & Losers</i> Australian television drama series (2011–2016)

Winners & Losers is an Australian television drama series first broadcast on the Seven Network on 22 March 2011. It was created by the producers of Packed to the Rafters and is aired in the show's former time slot. Winners & Losers focuses on the lives of four women living in Melbourne, after they win a large amount of money in the Oz Lotto. Seven renewed Winners & Losers for a second season in July 2011 and it began airing from 26 June 2012. Two months later, it was announced the series had been renewed for a third season. A fourth season was confirmed on 19 December 2013. A fifth season was confirmed on 3 December 2014.

A Hard God is a semi-autobiographical play by Peter Kenna.

John Beresford Power was an Australian film and television director, who began his career as a journalist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Reflections in Dark Glasses</span> 12th episode of the 1st season of Shell Presents

"Reflections in Dark Glasses" is an Australian television film, or rather a television play, which aired in 1960. It aired as part of Shell Presents, which consisted of monthly presentations of stand-alone television dramas. It was written by Sydney writer James Workman, and is notable as an early example of Australian-written television drama. It was broadcast live in Sydney on 6 February 1960, then recorded and shown in Melbourne.

The Big Day (<i>Shell Presents</i>) 5th episode of the 1st season of Shell Presents

"The Big Day" is an Australian television film, or rather a live television play, which aired in 1959. The fifth episode of the Shell Presents presentations of standalone television dramas, it originally aired 11 July 1959 on Melbourne station GTV-9, a video-tape was made of the broadcast and shown on Sydney station ATN-7 on 25 July 1959.

A Dead Secret is a 1957 play by Rodney Ackland. It is a murder drama set in 1911 London and is based on the Seddon murder trial.

<i>Killer in Close-Up</i> 1957 Australian television film

Killer in Close-Up was a blanket title covering four live television drama plays produced by the Australian Broadcasting Commission in 1957 and 1958. It could be seen as the first anthology series produced for Australian television.

Corruption in the Palace of Justice is a 1964 Australian television film produced by Oscar Whitbread. Based on an Italian stage play by Ugo Betti, it was a drama aired in a 60-minute time-slot and aired on the non-commercial broadcaster the Australian Broadcasting Commission. The cast included Michael Duffield, Carl Bleazby and Terry Norris. It was produced in Melbourne. It was adapted by Robert Rietti. A copy of the script is at the NAA.

"The Big Killing" is a 1965 Australian television film which aired on ABC. A murder drama aired in a 70-minute time-slot, it was produced in ABC's Sydney studios. Producer was James Upshaw, whose previous works had included variety series The Lorrae Desmond Show.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thunder of Silence</span> 6th episode of the 1st season of Shell Presents

"Thunder of Silence" is an episode of the 1959 Australian TV drama anthology Shell Presents, and the fourth made in Sydney. It was based on an American play by Stewart Stern which had been produced in the U.S. with Paul Newman and Inger Stevens. It aired live on 22 August 1959 in Sydney with a recorded version airing on 28 November 1959 in Melbourne.

Eye of the Night is a 1960 Australian television play. It was written by Kay Keavney and directed by Christopher Muir.

Prelude to Harvest is a 1963 Australian television play. It was written by Kay Keavney and directed by Colin Dean.

<i>The First 400 Years</i> 1964 Australian TV series or program

The First 400 Years is a 1964 Australian television play. It was filmed in Adelaide. The stars were performing in the play around Australia for JC Williamsons.

Silo 15 is a 1969 Australian short feature. It was shot in 1969 and was produced by Grahame Jennings and directed by John Alaimo.

Tully is a 1975 British-Australian television play shot in Australia. It aired in Australia as a stand-alone television play on 27 March 1975. The movie was scheduled to be shown on British television in May 1975. However this was reportedly postponed due to "industrial squabbles" and instead the play was broadcast on 26 November 1975.

References

  1. "TV Guide". The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 February 1975. p. 16.
  2. "TV Guide". The Age. 1 March 1975. p. 20.
  3. 1 2 Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p152
  4. "A bit of midnight magic". The Sydney Morning Herald TV Guide. 24 February 1975. p. 1.
  5. "Loneliness in court". The Age TV Guide. 27 February 1975. p. 4.
  6. "Top prize for prison playwright McNeil". The Age. 18 July 1975. p. 4.