Goodbye, Gloria, Hello!

Goodbye, Gloria, Hello! is a 1967 TV play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It ran for a little over an hour and aired on the ABC on 10 April, 1967.[1] It was written by Peter Kenna.[2]

Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[3]

Plot

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, "a stuffed dog, a canary and a lodger come first in what loosely may be termed Gloria's affection."[4]

Cast
  • Brigid Lenihan as Gloria, the wife
  • Joan MacArthur as Gloria's vengeful sister
  • Brian James as Clive
  • William Hodge as Hopgood the lodger
  • John Roddick
  • William Hodge

Reception

The Age called it "exciting... something to see."[5]

1964

The play had aired on the BBC in 1964 as Goodbye Gloria Goodbye. The Sunday Times said it was "not wholly successful, but... of a distinctive flavour"[6]

gollark: I might have accidentally skipped one at one point, which would take us to 8, but who knows.
gollark: I think 3 and 5.
gollark: Several, but I forgot their numbers.
gollark: Ah, bee induction.
gollark: Minoteaur 6 is the one you're using and it... should... technically... work.

See also
  • List of television plays broadcast on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1960s)

References
  1. "Monday, April 10". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 10 April 1967. p. 15. Retrieved 24 January 2020 – via Trove.
  2. "Three Smart Gals". The Age. 6 April 1967. p. 28.
  3. Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  4. "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 10 April 1967. p. 14.
  5. "Teletopics". The Age. 13 April 1967. p. 29.
  6. Purser, Philip (5 April 1964). "Dawn of the New Drama?". Sunday Times. p. 13.


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