Plain Jane (Wednesday Theatre)
| "Plain Jane" | |
|---|---|
| Wednesday Theatre episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 1 |
| Directed by | Oscar Whitbread |
| Teleplay by | Stewart Love |
| Original air date | 5 January 1966 |
| Running time | 50 mins[1] |
"Plain Jane" is a 1966 Australian TV movie. It stars Elspeth Ballantyne and was produced by Oscar Whitbread for the ABC.[2][3] "Plain Jane" aired on 5 January 1966 in Sydney and Melbourne,[4] and on 25 May 1966 in Brisbane.[5]
It was based on a TV play which had been performed by the BBC in 1963.
Plot
[edit]A man, Martin (Martin Magee), gets cold feet on the evening of his wedding to Kathleen. His friends give him advice, including a married couple, Adrian and Myrtle, but he is forced to make his own decision.[6]
Cast
[edit]- Elspeth Ballantyne as Kathleen
- Martin Magee as Martin
- Stanley Walsh as Adrian
- Syd Conabere
- Marcus Cooney
- Marion Edward
- Rosemary Gerrette
- Brian Hannan
- Joan Harris
- Paul Karo
- Gerard Kennedy
- John Llewellyn
- Joy Mitchell as Myrtle
- David Telford
Production
[edit]It was written by a Belfast school teacher. The play was performed on the BBC two years earlier by Eric Taylor who since joined the ABC. The play was filmed in Melbourne.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Television". The Age. 5 January 1966. p. 16.
- ^ "What to stay home for". The Canberra Times. Vol. 40, no. 11, 354. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 3 January 1966. p. 17. Retrieved 27 February 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Leisure TV Drama Music Art Books Radio The Arts AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PERMANENT PRODUCER OF ONE OF AUSTRALIA'S MOST ELEGANT INTIMATE THEATRES; A SMALL DEDICATION TO THESPIS Lifetime of theatre". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 7 January 1966. p. 11. Retrieved 4 February 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 5 January 1966. p. 12.
- ^ "To marry - or not?". TV Times. 18 May 1966. p. 14.
- ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 3 January 1966. p. 14.
- ^ "Untitled". The Age. 30 December 1965. p. 10.
External links
[edit]- "Plain Jane" at IMDb
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