''Ending It'' was a 1939 BBC TV one-off play, written by

Val Gielgud Val Henry Gielgud (28 April 1900 – 30 November 1981) was an English actor, writer, director and broadcaster. He was a pioneer of radio drama for the BBC, and also directed the first ever drama to be produced in the newer medium of televisio ...

, and starring John Robinson, Joan Marion, and

Dino Galvani Dino Galvani (born Candido Galvanoni; 27 October 189014 September 1960) was an Italian-British actor, who made his career in Britain on stage and radio and in films. He is remembered for his role in the popular BBC radio comedy series '' ITMA'' ...

. It was 30 minutes in duration. It was broadcast live on 25 August 1939.

1957 Australian Adaptation

The most unusual aspect of the production was that it was later remade for Australian television in 1957 at a time when Australian drama production was rare. It was directed by William Sterling. Broadcast live on Sydney station

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on 19 June 1957, a

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was made of the broadcast and shown on Melbourne television station

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on 19 July 1957. It is not known if the kinescope recording still exists.

Cast

Bruce Beeby Bruce Edward Beeby (21 October 1921 – 20 October 2013) was an Australian actor who worked primarily in British films and television. He was probably best known for portraying Stephen "Mitch" Mitchell in the 1950s BBC radio serials '' Journ ...

Madi Hedd Madi Hedd was an Australian actress. She appeared in a number of plays, television shows and films in Britain and Australia. From 1951 to 1957 she worked in Britain, appearing in a number of stage shows. She also appeared in Australian televisio ...

*Keith Buckley

Production

Bruce Beeby and Madi Hedd were married in real life. They made this shortly after returning to Australia from six years in Britain. Thelma Afford did the design.

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1957 Australian Adaptation

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