''Roundabout'' is a television movie, or rather a live television play, which aired on Australian television in 1957. Broadcast 4 January 1957 on ABC station

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, it is notable as the first example of television drama produced in Melbourne. It was made at a time when Australian drama production was rare. "Official" television broadcasting in the city had only begun two months earlier. There seems to have been a Melbourne production and a Sydney production, as happened with '' The Twelve Pound Look''.

Plot

The original TV listing in ''The Age'' newspaper described the plot as "a woman's reactions to her husband's suspected affair with another woman".

Melbourne cast

*British actor

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* Mary Ward as the wife *

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as the other woman * Sydney Conabere *Mira Carleton

Production

The show is based on a 1952 one-act play by Michael Clayton-Hutton. A Melbourne production was aired live on 4 January 1957 over 30 minutes. Production was by Bill Eldridge. Filming took place at ABC's studios at

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. Star Patrick Horgan was appearing on stage at the time and had to get in a taxi to the theatre after filming. Beverly Dunn went on to appear in a number of live TV productions.

Sydney production

A Sydney production was directed by

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and aired February 19, 1957.

Cast

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as David *Anne Bullen as Ruth *Judith Godden as Paula

References

External links

''Roundabout'' at IMDb
1957 television plays 1957 Australian television plays Television plays directed by Raymond Menmuir Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming Australian English-language television shows Black-and-white Australian television shows Australian live television shows Television plays filmed in Sydney Australian Broadcasting Corporation television plays Television plays filmed in Melbourne {{Australia-tv-film-stub