Love and War (Australian TV series)
| Love and War | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Patrick Barton Oscar Whitbread |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producer | John Croyston |
| Running time | 90 mins |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 6 September 1967 |
Love and War is a 1967 Australian TV series.[1]
It consists of six plays shot in ABC's Gore Hill studios. All of the self-contained episodes were produced by John Croyston, but not all of them were written by Australian script-writers.
Man of Destiny by George Bernard Shaw[edit]
Date: 6 September 1967
Producer: Patrick Barton
It aired in Sydney as part of Wednesday Theatre and ran for 60 minutes.[2][3]
The play had already been filmed by the ABC in 1963.
Cast[edit]
- Brian Hannan - Napoleon Bonaparte
- Anne Charleston - The Lady
- Dennis Miller - The Lieutenant
- Stanley Page - The Innkeeper[4]
Serjeant Musgrave's Dance by John Arden[edit]
Date: 13 September 1967
Director: John Croyston
It aired in Sydney as part of Wednesday Theatre and ran for 90 minutes.[5]
Plot[edit]
An anti-war fanatic falls victim to anarchy of his own making. In England at the end of the 19th century a small group of soldiers, led by the hardest man in the line, goes to a strike bound mining town in the north of England.
Cast[edit]
- Wynn Roberrs - Sergeant Musgrave
- Sean Scully
- Richard Meikle
- Edward Hepple
- Michael Boddy
- Don Crosby
- Neva Carr Glynn
- Alice Fraser
L'Flaherty, VC by George Bernard Shaw[edit]
Date: 20 September 1967
It aired in Sydney as part of Wednesday Theatre and ran for 70 minutes.[6]
Cast[edit]
- Edwin Hodgeman
- Kerry Maguire
- Moray Powell
- Audrey Teasdale
The Brass Butterfly by William Golding[edit]
Date: 27 September 1967
Director: John Croyston
It ran for 90 minutes.[7]
Premise[edit]
In Ancient Rome, an emperor reflects on his life.
Cast[edit]
- Peter Collingwood - Emperor
- Ron Graham
- Sue Condon
- Peter Rowley - Maximilus
- Mark Albiston - Postumus
- Alistair Duncan - Scientist
- Diana Ferris - Euphresne
Intersection by Michael Boddy[edit]
Date: 4 October 1967
Director: John Croyston
It aired in Sydney as part of Wednesday Theatre, and ran for 65 minutes.[8][9]
Plot[edit]
A woman leaves a small town where she has a boyfriend and falls for a guitarist.
Cast[edit]
- Helen Morse
- John Gregg
- Robert McDarra
- Beryl Cheers
- Slim De Grey
- Frank Lloyd
Reception[edit]
The Sydney Morning Herald said: "The cast did what they could with it. Director John Croyston did what he could."[10]
Construction by John Croyston[edit]
Date: 11 October 1967
Director: Storry Walton
Cast[edit]
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare[edit]
See Romeo and Juliet (1967 film)
References[edit]
- ^ "Plays with themes of love and war". The Canberra Times. Vol. 42, no. 11, 784. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 4 September 1967. p. 15. Retrieved 19 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Television". Sydney Morning Herald. 6 September 1967. p. 16.
- ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 September 1967. p. 13.
- ^ "WEDNESDAY I". The Canberra Times. Vol. 42, no. 11, 784. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 4 September 1967. p. 17. Retrieved 19 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Television". Sydney Morning Herald. 13 September 1967. p. 14.
- ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 20 September 1967. p. 25.
- ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 25 September 1967. p. 13.
- ^ "TELEVISION A night of free TV". The Canberra Times. Vol. 42, no. 11, 815. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 10 October 1967. p. 15. Retrieved 23 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Television". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 October 1967. p. 16.
- ^ "ON TELEVISION It's tough for TV writers". Sydney Morning Herald. 5 October 1967. p. 11.
- ^ "LEISURE THE ARTS". The Canberra Times. Vol. 42, no. 11, 816. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 11 October 1967. p. 24. Retrieved 19 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.