''Mine Own Executioner'' is a 1960 Australian television play based on
Nigel Balchin
Nigel Marlin Balchin (3 December 1908 – 17 May 1970)Peter Rowland, "Balchin, Nigel Marlin (1908–1970)", ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, accessed 9 December 2008 was an English psyc ...
's 1945
novel of the same name. It was shot in Melbourne, at a time when Australian drama was rare.
Plot
Psychiatrist Felix Milne (Brian James) is treating a
schizophrenic ex-war pilot Adam Lucian (Edward Brayshaw). Felix and his wife Pat (June Brunell) are incompatible, but he is attracted to Barbara (Beverley Phillips), wife of Peter Edge, who are friends of the Milnes. After Adam makes two attempts to kill his wife, she begs Felix to treat her husband.
Cast
*Brian James as Felix Milne
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June Brunell
June Newton (née Browne, 3 June 1923 – 9 April 2021) was an Australian model, actress, and photographer. As an actress she was known professionally as June Brunell and won the Erik Kuttner Award for Best Actress in 1956. From 1970 onward s ...
as Pat Milne
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Edward Brayshaw
Edward John Brayshaw (18 October 1933 – 28 December 1990) was an Australian actor who worked in Australia and England.
Australian career
He was a Melbourne-based actor in the 1950s and 1960s and often appeared on television and stage. He lef ...
as Adam Lucian
*Beverley Phillips as Barbara
*Roland Renshaw as Peter Edge
*Marcella Burgoyne as Molly Lucian
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Wynne Roberts
*Kurt Ludescher
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Edward Howell
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Campbell Copelin
Campbell Copelin (1901–1988) was an English actor, who moved to Australia in the 1920s and worked extensively in film, theatre, radio and television. He had a notable association with J.C. Williamson Ltd and frequently collaborated with F. W. ...
*Kendrick Hudson
*James Lynch
*Lloyd Cunnington
Reception
The ''Australian Woman's Weekly'' called it "the best live TV drama yet." ''The Age'', however, said the production was a "waste of time" and that the script was "dated".
References
External links
''Mine Own Executioner''at
IMDb
Australian television films
Films directed by William Sterling (director)
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