"Fiends of the Family" is a 1969 Australian television play. It was part of the ''
Australian Plays
''Australian Plays'' is a 1969-1970 Australian anthology TV drama series that aired on the ABC. It consisted of six original Australian dramas.
It was the first Australian drama play since ''Lucullus'' in Sydney and '' Cobwebs in Concrete'' in M ...
'' series. Written by Pat Flower based on her 1966 novel, directed by Oscar Whitbread.
Plot
In a lonely house in the suburbs, three middle-aged sisters are repressed by their mother.
Cast
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Ruth Cracknell
Ruth Winifred Cracknell AM (6 July 1925 – 13 May 2002) was an Australian character and comic actress, comedian and author. Her career encompassed all genres, including radio, theatre, television, and film. She appeared in many dramatic as wel ...
as Maggie
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Betty Lucas
Betty Helen Lucas (31 May 1924 – 7 April 2015), also known as Betty Lucas Peterson, was an Australian character actress and theatre director, known for her numerous roles on stage and television, starting from the post-WWII years in 1945.
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*Judith Fisher
*Moray Powell
Production
The ABC bought the rights to the novel in November 1967.
Reception
It won the 1970 Awgie for best script.
References
External links
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1960s Australian television plays
1969 Australian television episodes
1969 television plays
Australian Plays season 1 episodes
Works by Pat Flower
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