Ending It

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Ending It was a 1939 BBC TV one-off play, written by Val Gielgud, and starring John Robinson, Joan Marion, and Dino Galvani. [1] It was 30 minutes in duration. It was broadcast live on 25 August 1939.

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1957 Australian adaptation

Ending It
Written by Val Gielgud
Hugh Stewart
Directed by William Sterling
StarringBruce Beeby
Madi Hedd
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time60 mins
Original release
Release19 June 1957 (1957-06-19) (Sydney, live) [2]
Release19 July 1957 (1957-07-19) (Melbourne, recording) [3]

The most unusual aspect of the production was that it was later remade for Australian television in 1957 at a time when Australian drama production was rare. [4] It was directed by William Sterling. [5]

Broadcast live on Sydney station ABN-2 on 19 June 1957, a kinescope was made of the broadcast and shown on Melbourne television station ABV-2 on 19 July 1957. [6] It is not known if the kinescope recording still exists.

Cast

Production

Bruce Beeby and Madi Hedd were married in real life. They made this shortly after returning to Australia from six years in Britain. [7] [8]

Thelma Afford did the design. [9]

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References

  1. "Ending It (TV Movie 1939) - IMDb". IMDb .
  2. "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 19 June 1957. p. 8.
  3. "TV Guide". The Age. 19 July 1957. p. 3.
  4. Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  5. "TV Guide". The Age. 18 July 1957. p. 13.
  6. "Advertisement". Sydney Morning Herald. 19 July 1957.
  7. "Couple Co Star in New Play". Sydney Morning Herald. 6 October 1958.
  8. "Television". Sydney Morning Herald. 12 June 1957. p. 7.
  9. "RED IS DANGEROUS...EVEN ON TV". The Australian Women's Weekly . Australia. 4 September 1957. p. 10. Retrieved 16 January 2020 via Trove.