Ashes to Ashes (1966 film)
Ashes to Ashes is a 1966 Australian television play which screened as part of Wednesday Theatre.[4] It was a comedy thriller.[5]
"Ashes to Ashes" | |
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Wednesday Theatre episode | |
Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 18 |
Directed by | Patrick Barton |
Teleplay by | Marc Brendel |
Original air date | 27 April 1966 (Melbourne)[1] 4 May 1966 (Sydney)[2] |
Running time | 55 mins[3] |
Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[6]
Plot
Paris Beaumont has a whirlwind romance with Barbara Manson, marries her, and takes her to his house in Port Campbell. When Barbara finds a case containing women's clothing she starts asking questions about his first wife's disappearance. [7]
Cast
- Ray Taylor as Paris Beaumont
- Gerda Nicolson as Barbara Manson
- Terry McDermott as Tregembo
- John Royle
- Kevin Colebrook
- Michael Howley
- Diana Wilson
- Moira Carleton
- Gerard Kennedy
Production
The play starred Ray Taylor, best known for being a TV presenter. His variety program The Ray Taylor Show had been cancelled just before production of Ashes to Ashes.[8] Taylor had some experience acting in repertory; he described the play as "a fun sort of thing".[9]
It was based on an English play but set in Australia. Location filming took place at Port Campbell and Como House, South Yarra.[1] Tayloe said "it's kinky, switched on or whatever you like to call it in The Avengers style."[10]
References
- "Make Believe TV Wedding". The Age. 21 April 1966. p. 16.
- "Television". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 May 1966. p. 20.
- "WEDNESDAY". The Canberra Times. 40 (11, 457). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 2 May 1966. p. 23. Retrieved 22 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- "WEDNESDAY". The Canberra Times. 40 (11, 457). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 2 May 1966. p. 23. Retrieved 19 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Television". The Age. 27 April 1966. p. 22.
- Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- "TV Guide". The Age. 21 April 1966. p. 37.
- "Ray Taylor Obituary". Television.
- "Ray Taylor in thriller". The Age. 24 February 1966. p. 11.
- "In Love Scene". The Age. 24 March 1966. p. 25.