''Custody'' is a 1988 Australian TV docudrama about a

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battle. It was filmed over three weeks in a semi-improvisational style.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p32 Custody was filmed with a mixture of actors and real staff from the family law system. The story was built from real cases. There is no script and actors workshop their characters beforehand and role play their parts. None of the participants was aware of the result until the Judge gave his verdict. Richard Coleman of The Sydney Morning Herald called it "exceptionally good television".

Cast

*Judith Stratford *Peter Browne *Michael Cudlin *Sheridan Murphy

References

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* Removed broken link. Australian television films 1988 television films 1988 films 1980s English-language films {{Australia-tv-film-stub