You Can't See 'Round Corners (TV series)

*You Can't See 'Round Corners*
You Can't See 'Round Corners
Genre	Drama; Military
Created by	Jon Cleary
Starring	Ken Shorter; Rowena Wallace
Country of origin	Australia
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	26
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Release
Original network	Seven Network
Picture format	film
Original release	12 July 1967

You Can't See 'Round Corners is an Australian drama and military TV series that aired on the Seven Network for 26 episodes from 12 July 1967 based on the 1947 novel by Jon Cleary, updated to be set during the Vietnam War. It was directed by David Cahill and shot around Sydney in black and white, and was adapted into a film version in 1969.^[1]^[2]

Main Cast[]

Ken Shorter as Frankie McCoy
Lyndall Barbour as Mrs. McCoy
Rowena Wallace as Margie Harris
as Peg Clancy
Carmen Duncan as Myra Neilson
Slim DeGrey as Mick Patterson

Production[]

This was Rowena Wallace's first professional dramatic TV series. She was recommended by Barry Creyton who was originally going to play the role of Frankie McCoy, the role that went to Ken Shorter^[3]

The series garnered controversy on release because of a scene where Frankie, an army deserter, runs his hand up Margie's skirt. Wallace says she had no idea Shorter was going to do this, which is why her reaction was so authentic.^[3] Many stations around Australia cut the scene.^[4]

The majority of episodes were written by Richard Lane. Peter Weir worked on the show as a production assistant.

Reception[]

The show was generally well received.^[5]

References[]

^ "Cleary novel on CTC". The Canberra Times. 3 July 1967. p. 13. Retrieved 18 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Australian Drama Series Before Mavis". The Age. 22 June 1967. p. 5.
^ ^a ^b Don Storey, 'Interview with Rowena Wallace', Classic Australian Television, Oct 1994
^ "Board view of TV episode challenged". The Canberra Times. 15 July 1967. p. 3. Retrieved 18 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "CINEMA 'Corners' is better than expected". The Canberra Times. 22 March 1969. p. 15. Retrieved 18 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.

External links[]

[1] "Cleary novel on CTC". The Canberra Times. 3 July 1967. p. 13. Retrieved 18 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.

[2] "Australian Drama Series Before Mavis". The Age. 22 June 1967. p. 5.

[Wallace-3] Don Storey, 'Interview with Rowena Wallace', Classic Australian Television, Oct 1994

[4] "Board view of TV episode challenged". The Canberra Times. 15 July 1967. p. 3. Retrieved 18 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.

[5] "CINEMA 'Corners' is better than expected". The Canberra Times. 22 March 1969. p. 15. Retrieved 18 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.

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