''The Lady and the Law: A Long Dark Afternoon'' is a 1972 Australian television play. It was made as the pilot for a series but aired as a stand-alone television play.

Premise

Barrister Peta Mann defends Marion Hall, who has escaped from a lunatic asylum. She was committed by her uncle Mark Fulton.

Cast

Jill Forster Jill Forster (born 1936), is an English Australian actress who came to Australia as a model in 1964 and appeared in the Crawford Production series ''Hunter''. She is well known for appearance's in TV series, but has also appeared in made for TV ...

as Peta Mann *

Anne Haddy Anne Haddy (5 October 1930 – 6 June 1999), credited also as Anne Hardy, was an Australian actress, television presenter and voice artist, who worked in various facets of the industry including radio, stage and television. She was married ...

*Brian James * Nigel Lovell * Peter Reynolds as Mark Fulton *

Judy Morris Judith Ann Morris (born 17 February 1947) is an Australian character actress, as well as a film director and screenwriter, well known for the variety of roles she played in 58 different television shows and films, starting her career as a child ...

as Marion Hall * Peter Sumner *John Winston *Max Meldrum

Reception

The ''Sun Herald'' thought Forster was "unbelievable" as a barrister and was "bogged down by writing, casting and storyline."

References

External links

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