A Touch of Gold

A Touch of Gold is a 1967 Australian television play. It was the first episode of the second season of Australian Playhouse, which went for 13 episodes.[4][5][6]

"A Touch of Gold"
Australian Playhouse episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 1
Directed byJohn Croyston[1]
Teleplay byGwenda Painter
Original air date12 June 1967 (Melbourne)[2]
24 July 1967 (Sydney)[3]
Running time30 mins

Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[7]

Premise

In the 1890s a young woman, Edith, struggles to overcome obstacles.

Cast
  • Judith Fisher
  • Neva Carr Glynn
  • Alexander Archdale
  • Elizabeth Pusey

Reception

The Sunday Sydney Morning Herald said it was "beautifully mounted, superbly cast and was a production that could hold its own anywhere."[8]

The Sydney Morning Herald called it "a stock tale but a competent one."[9]

The Age gave it a mediocre review saying "it didn't have the touches to persuade a viewer this series was going to be madly exciting.[10]

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See also

References
  1. "AUSTRALIAN PLAYHOUSE SERIES Drama in a small town". The Canberra Times. 24 July 1967. p. 13. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.
  2. "TV Guide". The Age. 6 June 1967. p. 24.
  3. "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 24 June 1967. p. 13.
  4. "Playhouse Returns". The Age. 8 June 1967. p. 8.
  5. "Drama is Discipline". The Age. 12 June 1967. p. 6.
  6. "A New Hand for Mavis". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 44.
  7. Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  8. "Strong Hand for the ABC". Sydney Morning Herald. 23 July 1967. p. 83.
  9. "The Things You Have to do". Sydney Morning Herald. 25 July 1967. p. 12.
  10. "In the Wrong Time Spot". The Age. 19 June 1967. p. 6.


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