"A Touch of Gold" is the first

television play A television play is a television programming genre which is a drama performance broadcast from a multi-camera television studio, usually live in the early days of television but later recorded to tape. This is in contrast to a television movi ...

episode of the second season of the Australian anthology television series ''

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''. "A Touch of Gold" was directed by

John Croyston John Croyston (7 March 1933 - 23 May 2007) was an Australian writer, radio producer and director. He studied at the University of Sydney and worked as a teacher before going on to work at the ABC. He was a radio producer at the ABC from 1958 to ...

and originally aired on

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on 12 June 1967 in Melbourne and on 24 July 1967 in Sydney.

Premise

In the 1890s a young woman, Edith, struggles to overcome obstacles.

Cast

* Judith Fisher *

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* Alexander Archdale * Elizabeth Pusey

Reception

The Sunday ''

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'' said it was "beautifully mounted, superbly cast and was a production that could hold its own anywhere." ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' called it "a stock tale but a competent one." ''

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'' gave it a mediocre review saying "it didn't have the touches to persuade a viewer this series was going to be madly exciting.

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