Departmental
Departmental is a 1980 Australian TV movie based on a play by Mervyn Rutherford. It was part of the ABC's Australian Theatre Festival.[1] Reviews were poor.[2]
| Departmental | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Keith Wilkes |
| Produced by | Alan Burke |
| Written by | Mervyn Rutherford |
| Starring | Ray Barrett Martin Vaughan Gary Day |
| Distributed by | ABC |
Release date | 1980 |
Running time | 70 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Plot
The disappearance of money from a safe in a police station leads to an internal inquiry.
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References
- Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p43
- "Culled Out!". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 17 September 1980. p. 31 Supplement: FREE Your TV Magazine. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
External links
- Departmental on IMDb
- Departmental at Screen Australia
- Departmental at AustLit
- Departmental Australian theatre productions of original play at AusStage
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