V.I.P.P.
| "V.I.P.P." | |
|---|---|
| Australian Playhouse episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 26 |
| Directed by | Brian Faull |
| Teleplay by | Pat Flower |
| Original air date | 10 October 1966 |
| Running time | 30 mins |
V.I.P.P. is a 1966 television play by Pat Flower broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation as part of the Australian Playhouse series.[1][2] Flower was one of the leading writers in Australian television at the time.[3]
Plot[]
A Very Important Political Personage faces a crisis of state. His secretary is Miss Greensleeves. Lady Montpelier runs off with the chauffeur. His wife Effie offers an ultimatum.[4]
Cast[]
- Raymond Westwell
- Barbara Joss
Reception[]
The Age felt the script was full of cliches and wasted the actors "and all those elaborate sets. The ABC should have another look at productions of such little value as this one."[5]
See also[]
- List of television plays broadcast on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1960s)
References[]
- ^ "TV Gudie". Sydney Morning Herald. 10 October 1966. p. 17.
- ^ "Unaccustomed as we are..." The Canberra Times. 41 (11, 504). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 10 October 1966. p. 15. Retrieved 25 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 10 October 1966. p. 17.
- ^ Monitor (15 October 1966). "Politics in the fringe". The Age. p. 23.
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- Australian television films
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming
- English-language television shows
- American live television series
- Black-and-white Australian television shows
- Australian films
- 1966 television plays
- Australian Playhouse episodes
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