Breakdown (TV play)

"Breakdown"
	Australian Playhouse episode
Episode no.	Season 2; Episode 12
Teleplay by	Michael Boddy
Original air date	9 October 1967
Running time	30 mins

Breakdown is a 1967 Australian television play by Michael Boddy. It was an episode of Australian Playhouse. Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[1]

Plot

The social machine breaks down — first in a late-night suburban train and second in an ancient lift. In both cases the man is faced with impenetrable and frightening problems.[2]

Cast

Max Meldrum
George Whaley

gollark: Is that a chess feature?

gollark: Blocking?

gollark: Too bad, it is inevitable.

gollark: Well, there are tradeoffs; either you accept it just repeating the input lots, or poor quality.

gollark: Which means it can capture other stuff less, and when it reaches 0 health it dies.

References

Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
"MONDAY". The Canberra Times. 42 (11, 814). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 9 October 1967. p. 17. Retrieved 27 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

Breakdown at AustLit

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[1] Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.

[2] "MONDAY". The Canberra Times. 42 (11, 814). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 9 October 1967. p. 17. Retrieved 27 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.