Wicked City (1973 film)

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Wicked City
Written by Peter Yeldham [1]
Directed by Rod Kinnear
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time60 mins
Production companyHSV-7
Release
Original networkSeven
Original release14 September 1973 (1973-09-14) [2]

Wicked City is a 1973 Australian television play. It was meant to be the pilot for a series that never eventuated, however it aired as a standalone movie.

Contents

Premise

In the 1880s a straight laced English doctor inherits a brothel and a music hall from one of his patients in Melbourne.

Cast

Production

The play was announced in 1972. [3] It was filmed that year, and was called one of the most expensive television productions in Australia. However it did not air until 1973 in Melbourne and 1974 in Sydney. [4] [5]

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References

  1. "Polar bear's roam a city's centre". The Sunday Sydney Morning Herald. 13 January 1974. p. 79.
  2. "LIFE STYLE — TV-ARTS-ENTERTAINMENT television". The Canberra Times . Vol. 48, no. 13, 593. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 15 November 1973. p. 19. Retrieved 26 June 2023 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Guide to the Big Shows". The Age. 13 January 1972. p. 4.
  4. "Drama was too ambitious for our commercial TV". The Age TV Guide. 13 September 1973. p. 1.
  5. "LIFE STYLE — TV-ARTS-ENTERTAINMENT television". The Canberra Times . Vol. 48, no. 13, 593. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 15 November 1973. p. 19. Retrieved 26 June 2023 via National Library of Australia.