Casualty (TV play)
Casualty is a 1967 Australian television play by John Croyston. It aired as part of Australian Playhouse.[3] Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[4]
| "Casualty" | |
|---|---|
| Australian Playhouse episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 3 |
| Directed by | Storry Walton |
| Teleplay by | John Croyston |
| Original air date | 3 July 1967 (Melbourne)[1] 7 August 1967 (Sydney)[2] |
| Running time | 30 mins |
Premise
A story centered around a hospital waiting room.
Cast
- Ben Gabriel
- Shirley Cameron
- Martin Harris
- Bowen Llewellyn
- Ed Nelson
Reception
A reviewer in The Age called it "a waste of viewing time".[5]
Another writer in that paper called it "stylised".[6]
The Sydney Morning Herald complained about Croyston's "airy fairy artsy farsty script".[7]
References
- "TV Guide". The Age. 29 June 1967. p. 15.
- "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 6 August 1967. p. 6.
- "MONDAY". The Canberra Times. 41 (11, 760). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 7 August 1967. p. 15. Retrieved 27 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- Gillson, Ann (5 July 1967). "The Secret of Hunter". The Age. p. 6.
- "Teletopics". The Age. 14 September 1967. p. 9.
- Covell, Roger (19 August 1967). "problem for the quintet". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 11.
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