''Love and War'' is a 1967 Australian TV series.
It consists of six plays shot in ABC's Gore Hill studios. All of the self-contained episodes were produced by John Croyston, but not all of them were written by Australian script-writers.
'' Man of Destiny'' by
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence simply as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from ...
Date: 6 September 1967
Producer:
Patrick Barton
Patrick Barton is an Australian TV director best known for his productions in the 1960s.
Select Credits
*''You Can't Win 'Em All'' (1962)
*''The Gioconda Smile'' (1963)
*''Night Stop'' (1963)
*''Double Yolk'' (1963)
*''The Angry General'' (1964)
...
It aired in Sydney as part of ''
Wednesday Theatre
''Wednesday Theatre'' is a 1960s Australian anthology show which aired on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC.
Many of the episodes were imported from the BBC. However a number of episodes were made locally.
Episodes 1965
1966
1 ...
'' and ran for 60 minutes.
The play had
already been filmed by the ABC in 1963.
Cast
*Brian Hannan -
Napoleon Bonaparte
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*
Anne Charleston
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- The Lady
*
Dennis Miller
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He was a cast member of ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1985 to 1991, and he subsequently hosted a stri ...
- The Lieutenant
*Stanley Page - The Innkeeper
''
Serjeant Musgrave's Dance
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'' by
John Arden
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Career
Born in Barnsley, son of the manager of a glass f ...
Date: 13 September 1967
Director:
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 ...
It aired in Sydney as part of ''
Wednesday Theatre
''Wednesday Theatre'' is a 1960s Australian anthology show which aired on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC.
Many of the episodes were imported from the BBC. However a number of episodes were made locally.
Episodes 1965
1966
1 ...
'' and ran for 90 minutes.
Plot
An anti-war fanatic falls victim to anarchy of his own making. In England at the end of the 19th century a small group of soldiers, led by the ''hardest man in the line'', goes to a strike bound mining town in the north of England.
Cast
*
Wynn Roberrs - Sergeant Musgrave
*
Sean Scully
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*
Richard Meikle
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Career
Meikle began his career as a stage actor. His first recorded role was in ...
*
Edward Hepple
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*
Michael Boddy
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Personal
Boddy was born in the village of Baldersby, Yorkshir ...
*
Don Crosby
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Early life
The fift ...
*
Neva Carr Glynn
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*
Alice Fraser
''L'Flaherty, VC'' by
George Bernard Shaw
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Date: 20 September 1967
It aired in Sydney as part of ''
Wednesday Theatre
''Wednesday Theatre'' is a 1960s Australian anthology show which aired on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC.
Many of the episodes were imported from the BBC. However a number of episodes were made locally.
Episodes 1965
1966
1 ...
'' and ran for 70 minutes.
Cast
*
Edwin Hodgeman
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Selected filmography
* ''The Fourth Wish'' (1976) .... Simms
* ...
*Kerry Maguire
*Moray Powell
*Audrey Teasdale
''
The Brass Butterfly
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'' by
William Golding
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Date: 27 September 1967
Director:
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 ...
It ran for 90 minutes.
Premise
In Ancient Rome, an emperor reflects on his life.
Cast
*
Peter Collingwood
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- Emperor
*
Ron Graham
*Sue Condon
*
Peter Rowley
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- Maximilus
*
Mark Albiston
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Career
In 2000, Albiston started the production comp ...
- Postumus
*Alistair Duncan - Scientist
*Diana Ferris - Euphresne
''Intersection'' by
Michael Boddy
Michael Boddy (8 March 193413 April 2014) was an English-Australian actor and writer. His best known works include co-writing the play '' The Legend of King O'Malley'' with Bob Ellis.
Personal
Boddy was born in the village of Baldersby, Yorkshir ...
Date: 4 October 1967
Director:
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 ...
It aired in Sydney as part of ''
Wednesday Theatre
''Wednesday Theatre'' is a 1960s Australian anthology show which aired on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC.
Many of the episodes were imported from the BBC. However a number of episodes were made locally.
Episodes 1965
1966
1 ...
'', and ran for 65 minutes.
Plot
A woman leaves a small town where she has a boyfriend and falls for a guitarist.
Cast
*
Helen Morse
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*
John Gregg
*
Robert McDarra
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*Beryl Cheers
*
Slim De Grey
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He served in the Australian Army during World War II, seeing action in th ...
Reception
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The Sydney Morning Herald
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'' said: "The cast did what they could with it. Director
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 ...
did what he could."
''Construction'' by John Croyston
Date: 11 October 1967
Director:
Storry Walton
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Cast
*
Ron Graham
*
Moya O'Sullivan
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''Romeo and Juliet'' by William Shakespeare
See ''
Romeo and Juliet (1967 film)
"Romeo and Juliet" is a 1967 Australian TV play based on the play by William Shakespeare. It was presented as part of the '' Love and War'' anthology series on the ABC.
Premise
In the Italian town of Verona, Romeo and Juliet are teenagers from feu ...
''
References
External links
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Full script of ''Construction''at
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