"Plain Jane" is a 1966 Australian TV movie. It stars

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and was produced by

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for the ABC. "Plain Jane" aired on 5 January 1966 in Sydney and Melbourne, and on 25 May 1966 in Brisbane. It was based on a TV play which had been performed by the BBC in 1963.

Plot

A man, Martin (Martin Magee), gets cold feet on the evening of his wedding to Kathleen. His friends give him advice, including a married couple, Adrian and Myrtle, but he is forced to make his own decision.

Cast

as Kathleen *Martin Magee as Martin *Stanley Walsh as Adrian *

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*Marcus Cooney *

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*Rosemary Gerrette *Brian Hannan *Joan Harris *

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*John Llewellyn *Joy Mitchell as Myrtle *David Telford

Production

It was written by a Belfast school teacher. The play was performed on the BBC two years earlier by Eric Taylor who since joined the ABC. The play was filmed in Melbourne.

References

External links

* 1966 television plays 1966 Australian television episodes 1960s Australian television plays Wednesday Theatre season 2 episodes {{tv-episode-stub