''A Time for Love'' is a 1972 television series for the Australian Broadcasting Commission. It consisted of ten stand alone episodes on the topic of love. It was entirely show in Melbourne.
The series was inspired by the British series ''Love Story''
although series producer
James Davern
James Edmund Davern, OAM, is an Australian television director, writer, script editor and producer, and founder of production company JNP Productions.
Professional career
Davern was employed as a writer and script editor with Australian Broadca ...
said "This series will be nothing of the boy-meets-girl type nor the narrow type of romantic interchange," of that show. "It is a very broad interpretation of love in Australia... The function of an anthology series like this one is to stimulate people intellectually and a lot of people just don't want stimulus. I think, however, we have a certain moral obligation to produce this sort of program."
It was followed on the ABC schedule by another anthology series, ''
Quartet
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Episodes
#"Birds of a Feather" by Howard Griffiths - a young businessman drives his wife into an affair when he accuses her of not helping with his promotion.
#"Claire and the Counterrevolutionary" by Judith Colquhoun - Claire (Anne Pendlebury), a uni student, clashes with marine biologist Peter (Mark Albiston).
#"And Mother Used to Sing" by Ray Kolle directed by James Davern. Paul Fraser acts tough to please the boys.
#"Noises in Another Room" by Jeff Underhill directed by Chris Muir. Two sisters clash when one brings home an admirer.
#"The Best of Mates" by
John Romeril
John Henry Romeril (born 1945) is an Australian playwright and teacher. He has written around 60 plays for theatre, film, radio, and television, and is known for his 1975 play ''The Floating World''.
Early life and education
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directed by
Oscar Whitbread
Oscar Ralph Whitbread (26 November 1929 – 16 May 2016) was an English-Australian producer who worked extensively in television.
He moved to Australia in the late 1940s. Whitbread started his career at the ABC in 1956, where he served as the He ...
.
#"The Man Upon the Stair" by
Oriel Gray
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#"Temple in Ruins" by Bill Reed
#"Next Time will be Better" by Sonia Borg
#"Adam and Inge" by Luis Bayonas - Adam is married to a German woman, Inge
References
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External links
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IMDb
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1970s Australian drama television series
Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming
Australian anthology television series