I'm Damned if I Know

I'm Damned if I Know is a 1972 Australian television play by Kenneth Cook.[2]

I'm Damned if I Know
Genredrama
Written byKenneth Cook
Directed byOscar Whitbread
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time50 mins
Production companyABC
Release
Original networkABC
Original release19 March 1972 (1972-03-19) (Sydney)[1]

Premise

A school teacher and practising Christian, Paul Armstong, is a conscientious objector. He lives with anti-war protestors and attends a peace rally. He is charged with the murder of a police officer during the demonstration.

Cast
  • Brendon Lunney as Paul Armstrong
  • Anne Pendelbury
  • Pauline Charleston
  • Terry Norris
  • Michael Duffield
  • Laidley Mort
  • Bruce Kerr
  • John Stanton
  • Simon Chilvers

Production

Kenneth Cook was an opponent to the Vietnam War.[3] Cook later said it, and other works of his like Stockade and The Wine of God's Anger arose "out of a tremendous sort of emotional reaction against particular circumstances. In that case, it was the Vietnam War, totally. And you do get carried away at the time, but when the emotion is gone... they seem a bit over-blown."[4]

Reception

The Sun Herald called it "a tight little drama".[5] The Age called it "topical, punchy and close to the bone... a rare play that dealt with a real life issue."[6]

References
  1. "TV Guide". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 March 1972. p. 23.
  2. "A topical play". The Age TV Guide. 6 April 1972. p. 2.
  3. de Berg, Hazel (1972). "Interview with Kenneth Cook". National Library of Australia.
  4. "Interview with Kenneth Cook" (PDF). Westerly. September 1977. p. 80.
  5. Marshall, Valda (26 March 1972). "It's a happening world". The Sunday Herald. p. 101.
  6. "Teletopics". The Age TV Guide. 13 April 1972. p. 2.


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