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Goodbye, Gloria, Hello!

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Goodbye, Gloria, Hello! is a 1967 TV play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It ran for a little over an hour and aired on the ABC on 10 April, 1967.[1] It was written by Peter Kenna.[2]

Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[3]

Plot

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, "a stuffed dog, a canary and a lodger come first in what loosely may be termed Gloria's affection."[4]

Cast

  • Brigid Lenihan as Gloria, the wife
  • Joan MacArthur as Gloria's vengeful sister
  • Brian James as Clive
  • William Hodge as Hopgood the lodger
  • John Roddick
  • William Hodge

Reception

The Age called it "exciting... something to see."[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Monday, April 10". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 10 April 1967. p. 15. Retrieved 24 January 2020 – via Trove.
  2. ^ "Three Smart Gals". The Age. 6 April 1967. p. 28.
  3. ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  4. ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 10 April 1967. p. 14.
  5. ^ "Teletopics". The Age. 13 April 1967. p. 29.