''The Rivals'' is a 1961 television play broadcast by the
Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was directed by
Christopher Muir
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Christopher Muir (1931 - 2022) was an Australian director and producer, notable for his work in TV in the 1950s and 1960s. In the 1980s he was head of ABC Television drama.
Biography
Most of his early childhood was spent in France, but he re ...
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Premise
Captain Absolute, son of the wealthy Sir Anthony, poses as a penniless ensign to win the heart of Lydia Languish. Lydia's aunt is negotiating another match.
Cast
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Patricia Kennedy
Patricia Helen Kennedy Lawford (May 6, 1924 – September 17, 2006) was an American socialite, and the sixth of nine children of Rose and Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. She was a sister of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and Senator ...
as Mrs Malaprop
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Patsy King as Lydia
*James Bailey as Sir Anthony Absolute
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Fred Parslow
Frederick Henry Parslow (14 August 1932 – 26 January 2017) was an Australian actor, who appeared in film, television and theatre.
Acting career
Parslow was notable in several film and TV roles, with parts in internationally successful TV so ...
as Captain Absolute
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Michael Duffield as Bob Acres
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Anne Charleston as Julia
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George Whaley as Faulkland
*Clement McCallin as Sir Lucius O'Trigger
Production
''Rivals''.
References
External links
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Australian television plays
Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming
English-language television shows
1961 television plays
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