Across the Bridge (Australian Playhouse)
"Across the Bridge" is the 27th television play episode of the first season of the Australian anthology television series Australian Playhouse.[1][2] "Across the Bridge" was written by Liane Keen and directed by Pat Alexander and originally aired on ABC on 17 October 1966.[3][4]
| "Across the Bridge" | |
|---|---|
| Australian Playhouse episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 27 |
| Directed by | Pat Alexander |
| Teleplay by | Liane Keen |
| Original air date | 17 October 1966 |
| Running time | 30 mins |
Plot
A man and a divorced woman who live alone in a houseover looking Sydney Harbour meet through the arrangement of mutual friends – and their few hours together open doorways to an understanding both deep and tenuous.[5]
Cast
- Carol Raye as the Woman
- Allan Trevor as the Man
- Tony Ingersent
- Susan Vaughan
- Paula Peters
Reception
The Age said it "had a pretty thin and somewhat hackneyed theme, but two experienced and talented actors to interpret it."[6] Another reviewer from the same paper said the script "had a strong ring of truth."[7]
References
- "Jap C.P. correspondent beaten up in Peking". Tribune. No. 1480. New South Wales, Australia. 12 October 1966. p. 11. Retrieved 26 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- "Strangers Meet". The Age. 13 October 1966. p. 18.
- "TV Guide". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 October 1966. p. 17.
- "MONDAY". The Canberra Times. Vol. 41, no. 11, 510. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 17 October 1966. p. 17. Retrieved 26 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- Monitor (22 October 1966). "Australian TV needs good rationalising". The Age. p. 23.
- "Teletopics". The Age. 20 October 1966. p. 29.
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