Write Me a Murder (Wednesday Theatre)
| "Write Me a Murder" | |
|---|---|
| Wednesday Theatre episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 47 |
| Directed by | Henri Safran |
| Teleplay by | Kenneth Hayles |
| Based on | Write Me a Murder by Frederick Knott |
| Original air dates | 8 December 1965 (Sydney, Melbourne)[1][2] |
| Running time | 60 mins |
"Write Me a Murder" is a television play that aired in 1965 as part of ABC's Wednesday Theatre. It was directed by Henri Safran.[3] Murder mysteries were a popular subject matter on Australian television at the time.[4][5]
Cast
[edit]- Rhod Walker as Clive Rodingham
- Alan Edwards as David Rodingham
- John Gray as Charles Sturrock
- Judith Fisher as Julie Sturrock
- Gwen Plumb as Elizabeth Wooley
- Bob Haddow as Constable Hackett
Production
[edit]The show was made in Sydney. Francesca Crespi did the design. Henri Safran, who directed, said the drama came from not wondering "whodunnit" but from "will the murderer get caught".[6]
Reception
[edit]The Bulletin said "Safran tried to force life into the mummified corpse of another of those traditional British murder mysteries, set in a decaying mansion and suffering from mouldy plot."[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 2 December 1965. p. 19.
- ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 6 December 1965. p. 13.
- ^ "What to stay home for..." The Canberra Times. 6 December 1965. p. 17. Retrieved 23 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (February 18, 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (April 27, 2021). "Forgotten Australian TV Plays: The Big Killing". Filmink. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
- ^ "Will Murderer Be Caught?". The Age. 2 December 1965. p. 15.
- ^ Miller, Dale (18 December 1965). "TELEVISION British Institution". The Bulletin. p. 54.
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