The Small Wonder (film)

The Small Wonder is a 1966 Australian television film. It was an episode of Australian Playhouse and was written by Jeff Underhill, who regularly wrote for In Melbourne Tonight and had written The Ballad of Angel's Alley. It aired 31 October 1966.[2][3]

"The Small Wonder"
Australian Playhouse episode
Episode no.Season 1
Episode 28
Directed byJames Davern
Teleplay byJeff Underhill
Original air date31 October 1966 (Sydney, Melbourne)[1]
Running time30 mins

Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[4]

Plot

George is spending his wedding night with Evelyn. Marriage has come late in life to him, and not under the happiest circumstances, as the woman is pregnant. He has gone to a great deal of trouble to create the right atmosphere but his bride remains silent. He talks for over 20 minutes. Evelyn says she loves him.

Cast
  • Noel Ferrier as George Fisher
  • Fay Kelton as Evelyn Fisher
  • Joe James

Production

The production marked Noel Ferrier's return to television after an absence and was his first performance for ABC-TV. It was shot in Melbourne.[5]

Reception

The Sydney Morning Herald said "the script was only a placegetter, but" Noel Ferrier's performance was a "winner."[6]

The Age thought the reveal of the girl's pregnancy should happen earlier.[7]

The Bulletin wrote that "Noel Ferrier, as an uneasy husband who has done the right thing by a girl he imagines must think he is a bad bargain, acts out his psycho-drama while the girl sits and says nothing. After 27 minutes of this she tells him she loves him madly, he says it’s a small wonder. Slow fade. The real wonder was that anyone, probably only me, was still there for the dramatic climax."[8]

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References
  1. "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 31 October 1966. p. 13.
  2. "No title". The Canberra Times. 41 (11, 522). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 31 October 1966. p. 15. Retrieved 25 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. The bulletin, John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 1880, retrieved 22 March 2019
  4. Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  5. "Ferrier Back". The Age. 26 October 1966. p. 47.
  6. Robinson, Harry (2 November 1966). "Three Cheers for Jane Street". Sydney morning Herald. p. 20.
  7. Monitor (5 November 1966). "Two Outstanding TV Documentaries". The Age. p. 23.
  8. The bulletin, John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 1880, retrieved 23 March 2019


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