The Torrents (Australian Plays)
| The Torrents | |
|---|---|
| Based on | the play The Torrents by Oriel Gray |
| Directed by | Oscar Whitbread |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 70 mins |
| Production company | ABC |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 10 December 1969 (Sydney)[1] |
The Torrents is a 1969 Australian TV play. It was filmed as part of the ABC anthology drama series Australian Plays.[2]
Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[3]
Cast
- Barbara Stephens
- Ken Shorter
- Alan Hopgood
- Mark Albiston
- Harold Hopkins*
- Lyndell Rowe.[2]
Production
It was shot in Melbourne.[4]
Reception
One critic called it "a beauty".[5]
References
- ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 8 December 1969. p. 19.
- ^ a b Kelly, Frances (11 December 1969). "Television. A play at last!". The Canberra Times. Canberra, ACT, Australia. p. 33. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (February 18, 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ^ "Drama Sheds Mothballs". The Age. 23 October 1969. p. 45.
- ^ "TELEVISION". The Canberra Times. Vol. 44, no. 12, 490. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 11 December 1969. p. 33. Retrieved 18 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.