"The Man Who Saw It" is a 1966 Australian TV play 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 directed by

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 was an original for Australian television and aired as part of '' Wednesday Theatre'' on ABC on 2 November 1966 in Sydney.

Plot

The new candidate for a political party sees a UFO. He is compelled to discuss it, even though this may see him lose his party's nomination.

Cast

* Ron Haddrick *Ben Grabiel *John Gray

Production

The play had been performed on radio in 1965.

Reception

The ''Sydney Morning Herald'' TV critic said "An Australian play which reaches a competent level of writing, production and acting, is enough of a rarity to encourage a lenient salute to ''The Man Who Saw It''," adding, "there were many well made small points in this well-filled hour about a fledgling political candidate who refuses to be putty in the hands of party schemers."

References

External links

The Man Who Saw It
at Ausstage 1966 television plays 1966 Australian television episodes 1960s Australian television plays Wednesday Theatre (season 2) episodes {{tv-episode-stub