Kill and Cure

Kill and Cure is a 1971 Australian television play. It was a pilot for a proposed thriller anthology series The Shockers that was not picked up but which aired as a stand-alone production.

Kill and Cure
Genrehorror
Written byJames Workman
Directed byDavid Cahill
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerDavid Cahill
Running time30 mins
Release
Original networkSeven
Original releaseJanuary 25, 1971 (1971-01-25)

It aired in Melbourne on 27 January 1971 along with a number of pilots for series, including The Group, Catwalk, The Undertakers, and The Chris Kirby Show.[1] (On Sydney on 25 January it aired along with another pilot E Force One.) Jim Oswin, General Manager of ATN-7, said "we are going to make them and we are going to play them. Then the network is going to sit back and take a good, critical look at them. And we want viewers to do the same."[2] It was shot at Channel Seven's studio in Epping.

Reception

The Age felt it was too unsubtle and derivative.[3] The Sun Herald felt the series would have to come up with something better if it was to be greenlit.[4]

The Seven Network reportedly authorised "three or four" more episodes.[5]

Premise

Two doctors working in a mental asylum in France experiment on patients. One of them turns into a monster.

Cast
  • Ron Haddrick
  • Don Barkham
  • Tony Dreary
  • Tim Elliott

References
  1. "Pick the best". The Age. 21 January 1971. p. 29.
  2. Marshall, Valda (15 November 1970). "Channel 7's revolting again". The Sunday Sydney Morning Herald. p. 106.
  3. "Shades of steptoe". The Age. 29 January 1971. p. 2.
  4. "How did those pilots rate?". The Sunday Sydney Morning Herald. 31 January 1971. p. 83.
  5. "Pilot plans". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 February 1971. p. 117.
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