Trial of Ned Kelly
| Trial of Ned Kelly | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Roger Simpson Dr L Robson |
| Directed by | John Gauci |
| Starring | John Waters Gerard Kennedy Peter Cummins Sean Scully Jonathan Hardy |
| Narrated by | Alan Hopgood |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Oscar Whitbread |
| Running time | 65 mins |
| Production company | ABC |
| Original release | |
| Release | 12 September 1977 (Sydney) |
| Release | 26 October 1977 (Melbourne) |
Trial of Ned Kelly is a 1977 Australian TV film about the trial of Ned Kelly.[1][2][3]
Cast
[edit]- John Waters as Ned Kelly
- Gerard Kennedy as Prosecutor Smyth
- John Frawley as Judge Redmond Barry
- Ian Suddards as defence counsel
- Peter Cummins as Sgt McIntyre
- Jonathan Hardy
- Alan Hopgood as Narrator
Production
[edit]Filming took place at Old Melbourne Gaol Magistrate's Court and at Gembrook, Victoria, which stood in for Singybark Creek. Roger Simpson wrote it in collaboration with Dr Robson, a lecturer in history at Melbourne University. The original chair and canopy used by Judge Barry was used.[4]
Reception
[edit]The Age praised "another fine performance from Waters".[5]
Another writer from the same paper thought the production was not as good as the script.[6]
The Sydney Sun Herald said "it fails to keep its dramatic promise" mostly because of the device of using Alan Hopgood as a narrator who would appear in the action.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p155
- ^ "Whales and ships left waves lapping outside the window". The Canberra Times. Vol. 52, no. 14, 883. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 16 September 1977. p. 23. Retrieved 30 October 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Auntie on dole is pacesetter". The Age. 6 January 1977. p. 25.
- ^ "Ned Kelly's Trial Drama". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 September 1977. p. 13.
- ^ "TV enactment re opens Ned's case". The Age. 8 September 1977. p. 30.
- ^ Pryor, Dennis (10 September 1977). "Kelly trial a TV rope trick". The Age. p. 2.
- ^ Groves, Don (11 September 1977). "Was Ned such a sinner?". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 74.
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