A Touch of Gold
| "A Touch of Gold" | |
|---|---|
| Australian Playhouse episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 1 |
| Directed by | John Croyston[1] |
| Teleplay by | Gwenda Painter |
| Original air dates | 12 June 1967 (Melbourne)[2] 24 July 1967 (Sydney)[3] |
| Running time | 30 mins |
A Touch of Gold is a 1967 Australian television play. It was the first episode of the second season of Australian Playhouse, which went for 13 episodes.[4][5][6][7]
Premise[]
In the 1890s a young woman, Edith, struggles to overcome obstacles.
Cast[]
- Judith Fisher
- Neva Carr Glynn
- Alexander Archdale
- Elizabeth Pusey
Reception[]
The Sunday Sydney Morning Herald said it was "beautifully mounted, superbly cast and was a production that could hold its own anywhere."[8]
The Sydney Morning Herald called it "a stock tale but a competent one."[9]
The Age gave it a mediocre review saying "it didn't have the touches to persuade a viewer this series was going to be madly exciting.[10]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "AUSTRALIAN PLAYHOUSE SERIES Drama in a small town". The Canberra Times. 24 July 1967. p. 13. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 6 June 1967. p. 24.
- ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 24 June 1967. p. 13.
- ^ "Playhouse Returns". The Age. 8 June 1967. p. 8.
- ^ "Drama is Discipline". The Age. 12 June 1967. p. 6.
- ^ "A New Hand for Mavis". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 44.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ^ "Strong Hand for the ABC". Sydney Morning Herald. 23 July 1967. p. 83.
- ^ "The Things You Have to do". Sydney Morning Herald. 25 July 1967. p. 12.
- ^ "In the Wrong Time Spot". The Age. 19 June 1967. p. 6.
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Categories:
- 1960s Australian television plays
- Australian Playhouse episodes
- 1967 television plays
- Australian films
- Australian television film stubs