''The Runner'' is a 1962 Australian television play written by

Alan Seymour Alan Seymour (6 June 192723 March 2015) was an Australian playwright and author. He is best known for the play ''The One Day of the Year'' (1958). His international reputation rests not only on this early play, but also on his many screenplays, ...

which screened on ATN 7.

Cast

*Lew Luton * Reg Lye *Brian Anderson as the ex-trainer

Production

A copy of the script was sent to Herb Elliott to see if he would take offence. He wrote back saying he approved of the play. In January 1961 it was announced the play had been filmed.

Reception

It aired on Wednesday 24 October 1962 at 8 pm as part of a series of programs called ''By Special Request''. The critic for the Sydney Morning Herald wrote that the play "exemplified his eymour'sgift for finding subjects of universal potential combined with a central relevance to Australian occupations..."The Runner" promised well by taking as its central character a young Australian athlete rigorously trained to achieve fame far outdistancing his personal readiness for it."

References

Australian television plays Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming English-language television shows {{Australia-tv-film-stub