The Road (1964 TV play)
The Road is a 1964 Australian television play based on a play by Nigel Kneale which had been produced by BBC Television the previous year.
| The Road | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Patrick Barton |
| Written by | Nigel Kneale |
| Starring | Norman Kaye |
Production company | ABC |
Release date | 17 June 1964 (Melbourne)[1] 26 August 1964 (Sydney) |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[2]
Plot
In the late 18th century, a small English village is haunted by the ghosts of a future nuclear holocaust. Sir Timothy tries to contact the past.
Cast
- Norman Kaye as Sir Timothy Hassall
- Alexander Archdale as Gideon Cobb
- Martin Magee as Sam Towler
- Ernest Parham as Jethro
- Joy Mitchell as Livinia
- Judith Artur as Tetsy
- Ernie Bourne
- Nevil Thurgood
- Blaise Anthony
- Ray Angel
- William Lloyd
Production
Producer Barton said "the utopian rationalism of Cobb matched against the semi credulous tumbling semi scientific mind of Hassall are an example of two forces alive in the 18th century."[1]
Reception
The Sydney Morning Herald said the story was "too feeble to stand up to scrutiny".[3]
gollark: It's not perfectly fine to stalk people just because you also don't reveal it to them.
gollark: I'm not saying "stop this because you're a triangular idiot", more "your excuse is invalid you triangular idiot".
gollark: No, but that's not the point?
gollark: In fact, triangular isn't even accurate... more like octachoronic.
gollark: Ethics aren't waived because you're a triangular idiot with no respect for other people's privacy.
References
- "Untitled". The Age. 11 June 1964. p. 14.
- Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- "TV Play's Uncertain Build Up". Sydney Morning Herald. 27 August 1964. p. 10.
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