Plain Jane (film)

Plain Jane is a 1966 Australian TV movie. It stars Elspeth Ballantyne and was produced by Oscar Whitbread for the ABC.[3][4] It was based on a TV play which had been performed by the BBC in 1963.[5]

"Plain Jane"
Wednesday Theatre episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 1
Teleplay byStewart Love
Produced byOscar Whitbread
Original air date5 January 1966 (Sydney, Melbourne)[1]
Running time50 mins[2]

Plot

A man, Martin (Martin Magee), gets cold feet on the evening of his wedding to Kathleen. His friends give him advice but he is forced to make his own decision.[6]

Cast
  • Elspeth Ballantyne as Kathleen
  • Martin Magee as Martin
  • Stanley Walsh as Adrian
  • Syd Conabere
  • Marcus Cooney
  • Marion Edward
  • Rosemary Gerrette
  • Brian Hannan
  • Joan Harris
  • Paul Karo
  • Gerard Kennedy
  • John Llewellyn
  • Joy Mitchell as Adrian's wife myrtle
  • David Telford

Production

It was written by a Belfast school teacher. The play was performed on the BBC two years earlier by Eric Taylor who since joined the ABC. The play was filmed in Melbourne.[7]

References
  1. "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 5 January 1966. p. 12.
  2. "Television". The Age. 5 January 1966. p. 16.
  3. "What to stay home for". The Canberra Times. 40 (11, 354). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 3 January 1966. p. 17. Retrieved 27 February 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Leisure TV Drama Music Art Books Radio The Arts AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PERMANENT PRODUCER OF ONE OF AUSTRALIA'S MOST ELEGANT INTIMATE THEATRES; A SMALL DEDICATION TO THESPIS Lifetime of theatre". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 7 January 1966. p. 11. Retrieved 4 February 2020 – via Trove.
  5. Plain Jane 1963 British TV play at IMDb
  6. "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 3 January 1966. p. 14.
  7. "Untitled". The Age. 30 December 1965. p. 10.


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