The Parking Ticket
The Parking Ticket is a 1966 television play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was part of Australian Playhouse.
| "The Parking Ticket" | |
|---|---|
| Australian Playhouse episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 12 |
| Directed by | Eric Taylor |
| Teleplay by | Max Colwell Michael Wright |
| Original air date | 4 July 1966[1] |
| Running time | 30 mins[2] |
Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[3]
Plot
Bob Rankin receives a parking ticket and discovers he lives in a world of aggressive inspectors. The father of a man who has seduced a young woman is given a ticket by the father of the girl.
Cast
- Stewart Ginn as the boys father
- Lynne Murphy and Shirley MacDonald as the mothers
- Charles Little as the boy
- Carmen Duncan
- Willie Fennell
Reception
The Sydney Morning Herald said it provides "both humour and drama."[4]
The Age called it "a gem".[5]
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References
- "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 July 1966. p. 22.
- "TV Guide". The Age. 30 June 1966. p. 22.
- Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- Darlington, Dorothy (5 July 1966). "The humour and drama". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 12.
- Monitor (16 July 1966). "Blotting the Copybook". The Age.
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