Fly by Night (TV play)
Fly By Night is a 1962 Australian TV play broadcast on the ABC. Written expressly for television, it starred Sophie Stewart who was also in The Little Woman.[4] [5]
Fly By Night | |
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Directed by | Bill Bain[1] |
Written by | G.C. Brown |
Starring | Sophie Stewart |
Production company | ABC |
Distributed by | ABN 2 (Sydney) |
Release date | 27 June 1962 (live, Sydney) 15 August 1962[2] |
Running time | 60 mins[3] |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[6]
Plot
In London near the Thmas, Miss Tyrell, an elderly vagrant, meets a middle aged suburban housewife and her husband, Mr and Mrs Dexter, in a dockside cafe. Miss Tyrell prompts the Dexters to rebel against their life.
Cast
- Dorothy Dunkley as Miss Tyrell
- Sophie Stewart as Mrs Dexter, suburban housewife
- Michael Duffield as her husband, Mr Dexter
- John Ewart as taxi driver
- Stewart Ginn
- Peter Morris
- Lou Vernon as Seamus
- James Elliot as seaman
- Olive Walker
- Nat Levison
Reception
The Sydney Morning Herald wrote that "sensitive acting from a small but extremely competent cast triumphed... over rudimentary camera techniques to produce one of the most absorbing plays to appear on Channel 2 for a very long time.... Michael Dufficld's characterisation of the retired businessman, still haunted by youthful dreams of adventure, was a completely authentic... Dorothy Dunckley... gave an outstanding portrayal."[7]
The Woman's Weekly called it "a most enjoyable TV surprise. The surprise was its standard - miles above the general standard of A.B.C. live plays in acting, production, and story. The story, described as a comedy with a difference, was not so darned comic. It was too real."[8]
See also
- List of television plays broadcast on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1960s)
References
- "TV Guide". The Age. 9 August 1962. p. 35.
- "Sidewalk to Revolt". The Age. 9 August 1962. p. 27.
- "Television". Sydney Morning Herald. 27 June 1962. p. 17.
- "Interview with Stage Star". Sydney Morning Herald. 5 November 1962. p. 19.
- "Make-up Artist in "Live" Play". Sydney Morning Herald. 18 June 1962.
- Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- "Television Play Fine". Sydney Morning Herald. 28 June 1962. p. 10.
- "No title". The Australian Women's Weekly. 30 ([?]). Australia, Australia. 11 July 1962. p. 13. Retrieved 20 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.