The End Begins (film)
| The End Begins | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | William Sterling |
| Written by | Ray Rigby |
Production company | |
Release dates | 22 March 1961 (Melbourne, live)[1] 14 June 1961 (Sydney, taped)[2][3] |
Running time | 75 mins[4] |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
The End Begins is a 1961 Australian television play shot in ABC's Melbourne studios. Like many early Australian TV plays it was based on an overseas script.[5]
Plot
On an island off the west coast of Great Britain, a group of survivors of World War Three struggle to continue living. Hugh Packenham's only neighbours are fisherman Shaun O'Donnell and his wife Barbara. Other survivors seek refuge and conflicts develop[6]
Cast
- Don Crosby as Hugh Pakenham
- Joe Jenkins as Hank Christians
- Douglas Kelly as Shaun O'Donnell
- Barbara Brandon as Mrs O'Donnell
- Fay Kelton as Valerie Hollis
- Keith Hudson as Tom Jarrow
- Syd Conabere as Dr Wincot
- Kenrick Hudson as Commander Ridgwell
- James Lynch as Petty Officer Marks
- David Mitchell as Seaman Wells
- Edward Brayshaw as Smithers
- Elizabeth Goodman as woman
Productions
The set was created by Douglas Smith who did the designs for Stormy Petrel.[6] Joe Jenkins was a black American actor and dancer who came to Australia with the Katherine Dunham Dance Company and decided to stay.[1] He was one of the few black actors to play a lead role in Australia at that time. [7]
Reception
The Sydney Morning Herald called it "quite imaginative".[8]
References
- ^ a b "Survival Drama". The Age. 16 March 1961. p. 12.
- ^ "Atomic War Survivors". Sydney Morning Herald. 12 June 1961. p. 15.
- ^ "Television". Sydney Morning Herald. 14 June 1961. p. 13.
- ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 16 March 1961. p. 33.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ^ a b "Drama Assesses Human Valies". The Age. 16 March 1991. p. 13.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (25 May 2020). "The A to Z of Non-White Aussie Movies and TV in White Australia". Filmink.
- ^ "Drama of Atomic War Survivors on TV". Sydney Morning Herald. 15 June 1961. p. 7.
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