Night Stop
Night Stop is a 1963 Australian television play. It was filmed in Melbourne and had been performed on British TV.[2][3]
Night Stop | |
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Written by | Norman King |
Directed by | Patrick Barton |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Running time | 60 mins |
Production company | ABC |
Release | |
Original release | 20 March 1963 (Melbourne) 12 June 1963 (Sydney)[1] |
Plot
In a Midlands market town on the River Trent, a young bargeman, Eddy, is determined to learn the truth about the death of his friend, Frank. He believes the truth can be found in the Midlands market town on the River Trent.[4]
Cast
- George Whaley as Eddy
- Judith Arthy as Julie
- Betty Berrell
- Helen Douglas
- Alan Hopgood as Gary
- Roma Johnstone
- Reg Livermore as Ray
- Leslie Wright as army corporal
Production
It was the second Australian TV production from Patrick Barton. Many of the cast were relative newcomers to Australian screens.[5]
It was advertised as "live modern suspense drama".[6]
Reception
The TV critic from the Sydney Morning Herald thought the script was "pointless sensation seeking... more than ordinarily tiresome. Why this weary reshuffling of mildewed dramatic effects in an English setting should have been called worth reproducing in it Melbourne studio is difficult to understand."[7]
References
- "The Programmes On Channel 7". The Canberra Times. Vol. 37, no. 10, 560. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 12 June 1963. p. 35. Retrieved 19 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Suspense Drama On Channel 3". The Canberra Times. Vol. 37, no. 10, 560. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 12 June 1963. p. 35. Retrieved 19 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- "TV Guide". The Age. 14 March 1963. p. 33.
- "New Faces". The Age. 14 March 1963. p. 25.
- "Advertisement". The Age. 20 March 1963. p. 25.
- ""Night Stop" On ABN". Sydney Morning Herald. 13 June 1963. p. 12.