"Slow Poison" is the second
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 mov ...
episode of the second season of the Australian anthology television series ''
Australian Playhouse
''Australian Playhouse'' was an Australian anthology TV series featuring the work of Australian writers.
It ran for two series consisting of 40 episodes. Among the featured productions were works by Pat Flower who was the main writer havi ...
''. "Slow Poison" was produced in Melbourne by
Oscar Whitbread
Oscar Ralph Whitbread (26 November 1929 – 16 May 2016) was an English-Australian producer who worked extensively in television.
He moved to Australia in the late 1940s. Whitbread started his career at the ABC in 1956, where he served as the H ...
, written by
Allan Trevor
Allan Trevor (1923 - 1969) was an Australian actor, writer and producer.
Early life
He worked on the land for nearly six years but changed careers when he realised he would not earn enough money to buy his own farm. He undertook various other job ...
. and originally aired on
ABC
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ABC or abc may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting
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** Disney–ABC Television ...
on 22 April 1967, 19 June 1967 in Melbourne
and 31 July 1967 in Canberra>.
Plot
A columnist Tim Douglas loses his job and friends.
Cast
* Ray Taylor as Tim Douglas
*
Brian James
* Dennis Clinton
* Clive Winmill
* Keith Eden
* Kurt Bleiman
Reception
''
The Age
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'' said it had "a well developed central character" where "Allan Trevor produced a workmanlike script and Oscar Whitbread treated it well with some light touches."
Another viewer from the same paper said it "went septic in the production department and fell on its face elsewhere. Ray Taylor was less than impressive... We know we have good actors and producers... but where are the dramatists?"
See also
*
References
External links
*
1967 television plays
1967 Australian television episodes
1960s Australian television plays
Australian Playhouse season 2 episodes
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