| Murder in the Cathedral | |
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| Directed by | William Sterling |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 8 August 1962 (Melbourne)[1] |
| Production company | ABC |
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Murder in the Cathedral is a 1962 Australian television play adapted from T. S. Eliot's 1935 play Murder in the Cathedral, about Thomas Becket.[2] It was one of a number of verse plays produced by the ABC.[3]
William Sterling said he wanted to adapt it for TV for a long time.[4] Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[5]
- ^ "Untitled". The Age. 2 August 1962. p. 13.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (27 August 2022). "3 Forgotten Australian Television Plays". Filmink.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
playwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Murder in the Cathedral". Sydney Morning Herald. 20 August 1962. p. 14.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.