Across the Bridge (TV play)
Across the Bridge is a 1966 Australian television play by Liane Keen. It was part of Australian Playhouse.[3][4]
| "Across the Bridge" | |
|---|---|
| Australian Playhouse episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 26 |
| Directed by | Pat Alexander |
| Teleplay by | Liane Keen |
| Original air date | 17 October 1966[1][2] |
| Running time | 30 mins |
Plot
A man and a divorced woman who lives alone in a house over looking Sydney Harbour meet through the arrangement of mutual friends - and their few hours together open doorways to an understanding both deep and tenuous.[5]
Cast
- Carol Raye as the Woman
- Allan Trevor as the Man
- Tony Ingersent
- Susan Vaughan
- Paula Peters
Reception
The Age said it "had a pretty thin and somewhat hackneyed theme, but two experienced and talented actors to interpret it."[6] Another reviewer from the same paper said the script "had a strong ring of truth."[7]
References
- "Strangers Meet". The Age. 13 October 1966. p. 18.
- "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 17 October 1966. p. 17.
- "Jap C.P. correspondent beaten up in Peking". Tribune (1480). New South Wales, Australia. 12 October 1966. p. 11. Retrieved 26 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- "MONDAY". The Canberra Times. 41 (11, 510). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 17 October 1966. p. 17. Retrieved 26 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- Monitor (22 October 1966). "Australian TV needs good rationalising". The Age. p. 23.
- "Teletopics". The Age. 20 October 1966. p. 29.
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