On the Hop

On the Hop is a 1967 Australian television play. It was part of Australian Playhouse and was the first play from actor Michael Laurence.[3] Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[4]

"On the Hop"
Australian Playhouse episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 10
Directed byPat Alexander
Teleplay byMichael Laurence
Original air date17 August 1967[1]
25 September 1967 (Sydney)[2]
Running time30 mins

Plot

Red Ruby, Queen of Wooloomooloo, retired after 15 years in the 'business' when she receives an unusual inheritance – but inheritances are not always what they seem.[5]

Cast

  • Shirley Cameron
  • Carmen Duncan
  • Kevin Manser
  • Wendy Blacklock
  • Lyn Lae
  • Tom Farley
  • Elizabeth Kirby
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See also

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

References

  1. The Age https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19670817&id=lRZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YJMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1510,3134389&hl=en via Google News Archive Search. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "TV Guide", Sydney Morning Herald, p. 13, 25 September 1967
  3. The Age https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19670608&id=WNRYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Y5MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5641,1309134&hl=en via Google News Archive Search. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  5. "MONDAY". The Canberra Times. 25 September 1967. p. 21. Retrieved 6 June 2015 via National Library of Australia.


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