Citizen of Westminster

Citizen of Westminster
Written byJohn Morgan
Directed byRaymond Menmuir
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time60 mins
Production companyABC
Original release
NetworkABC
Release8 October 1958 (1958-10-08) (Sydney, live)[1]
Release30 November 1958 (1958-11-30) (Melbourne, taped)[2]
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Citizen of Westminster is an early example of Australian television drama which aired on ABC. A one-off play set in England, it aired live on 8 October 1958 in Sydney, and kinescoped for showing in Melbourne on 30 November 1958. Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[3]

It is not known if a copy still exists of the presentation, given the wiping of the era.

  1. ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 6 October 1958. p. 8.
  2. ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 28 November 1958. p. 17.
  3. ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.